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醒

醒 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （酔いを）さます、（酔いが）さめる。
  2. （目を）さます、（目が）さめる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「酉」+音符「星」。「酔いがさめる」「目がさめる」を意味する漢語｛醒｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

awake, be disillusioned, sober up

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • セイJHS
Kun (native)
  • さ(ます)
  • さ(める)
Other languages
  • 拼音xing3
  • 한글seong
  • Hán-ViệtTỉnh

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
酉(ひよみのとり)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+9192

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰酉星

Words using this kanji

  • 醒覚せいかくawakening, waking up, opening one's eyes

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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