Kanji
醒
N1
16 strokes
Grade 8
awake, be disillusioned, sober up
On'yomi (音読み)
セイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
さ.ます、 さ.める
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
覚醒
かくせい
waking up; awakening
覚醒剤
かくせいざい
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
警醒
けいせい
warning
半睡半醒
はんすいはんせい
half asleep and half awake
半醒半睡
はんせいはんすい
half awake and half asleep
醒覚
せいかく
awakening; waking up
覚醒状態
かくせいじょうたい
wakefulness
覚醒水準
かくせいすいじゅん
level of awakeness; level of arousal
覚醒作用
かくせいさよう
stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)
大覚醒
だいかくせい
Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
興が醒める
きょうがさめる
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
酔い醒めの水下戸知らず
よいさめのみずげこしらず
a teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk
概日リズム睡眠覚醒障害
がいじつリズムすいみんかくせいしょうがい
circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder; CRSWD