気づく

• 読み: きづく
• ローマ字: kizuku
• 漢字の分解: 気 (ki) — spirit, mind, attention; づく from 付く (tsuku) — to attach
• 発音: /ki.zɯ.kɯ/

意味

To notice; to recognise; to become aware of something previously unnoticed.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the く row. Takes the particle に to mark the thing noticed (…に気づく). Implies a moment of realisation rather than deliberate observation. Often used for subtle things one might overlook. The kanji form 気付く is also common but 気づく is the standard mixed writing.

例文

1. 財布を忘れたことに駅で気づいた。
2. 彼女の髪型が変わったことに誰も気づかなかった。
3. 間違いに気づいてすぐに直した。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, work, observation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 気 (ki, spirit/attention) and 付く (tsuku, to attach). Literally 'attention attaches to something' — the moment awareness latches onto a detail.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal