醒 — kanji meaning “awake”
醒
awake, be disillusioned, sober up
- Meanings
- awake, be disillusioned, sober up
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi
- さ.ます、さ.める
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 164
- Chinese reading
- xǐng — Chinese character page
Words with 醒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 覚醒剤 | かくせいざい kakuseizai | stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.) |
| 覚醒 | かくせい kakusei | waking up; awakening; arousal |
| 警醒 | けいせい keisei | warning |
| 半睡半醒 | はんすいはんせい hansuihansei | half asleep and half awake |
| 半醒半睡 | はんせいはんすい hanseihansui | half awake and half asleep |
| 醒覚 | せいかく seikaku | awakening; waking up; opening one's eyes |
| 覚醒状態 | かくせいじょうたい kakuseijoutai | wakefulness |
| 覚醒水準 | かくせいすいじゅん kakuseisuijun | level of awakeness; level of arousal |
| 覚醒作用 | かくせいさよう kakuseisayou | stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine) |
| 大覚醒 | だいかくせい daikakusei | Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement) |
| 過覚醒 | かかくせい kakakusei | hyperarousal (symptom of PTSD) |
| 覚醒亢進 | かくせいこうしん kakuseikoushin | hyperarousal (symptom of PTSD) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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