覚ます

• 読み: さます
• ローマ字: samasu
• 漢字の分解: 覚 (kaku/sa) — to awaken, perceive
• 発音: /sa.ma.sɯ/

意味

To awaken; to wake someone up; to bring to one's senses. The transitive verb for making someone wake up or become alert.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the す row. The transitive counterpart of 覚める (to wake up). Most commonly used in 目を覚ます (to open one's eyes / to wake up). Also used figuratively to mean bringing someone to their senses or breaking an illusion. Distinct from 冷ます (to cool), which uses a different kanji.

例文

1. 大きな音で目を覚ました。
2. 冷たい水で眠気を覚まして出かけた。
3. その失敗が彼の目を覚ますきっかけになった。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, figurative, self-awareness

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the verb stem さます, written with 覚 (kaku, to awaken/perceive). The kanji combines learning and awareness, evoking the clarity of awakened consciousness.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal