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目覚める (めざめる): to wake up — Japanese vocabulary

目覚める is read めざめる and means "to wake up". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

目覚める

Reading
めざめる · mezameru
Translation
to wake up
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
めざめるが

Example

突然彼のこころに良心が目覚めた。

とつぜんかれのこころにりょうしんがめざめた。

His conscience suddenly awoke in him.

Kanji in this word

  • 目 — eye
  • 覚 — memorize, awake

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