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What does 覚める (さめる, sameru) mean?

覚める (さめる, sameru) means to wake up, to come to (intransitive).

Quick facts
Readingさめる
Romajisameru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
さめる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsameru

to wake up, to come to (intransitive)

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to wake; to wake up
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to sober up
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

Example sentences

  • I wake up several times in the middle of the night.

  • I woke up at five this morning.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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