覚える

• 読み: おぼえる
• ローマ字: oboeru
• 漢字の分解: 覚 (kaku/obo/sa) — remember, learn, awaken
• 発音: /o.bo.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To memorise; to learn by heart; to remember. Essential for describing the act of committing something to memory.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb. Has two main senses: (1) to memorise/learn (新しい漢字を覚える) and (2) to recall/remember (顔を覚えている). Often confused with 思い出す (omoidasu), which means 'to recall' a forgotten memory, while 覚えている means the memory is still retained.

例文

1. 毎日漢字を十個覚えます。
2. この歌の歌詞を覚えましたか。
3. 新しい言葉を覚えるのは楽しいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: studying, daily life, language learning

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 覚 combines elements suggesting 'to learn' and 'to see,' conveying the idea of perceiving and retaining knowledge. In Buddhist texts, it also carries the meaning of 'awakening.'

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal