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Translingual
Han character
覚 (Kangxi radical 147, 見+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 火月月山山 (FBBUU), composition ⿱𰃮見)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1134, character 36
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34846
- Dae Jaweon: page 1601, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 6, page 3667, character 9
- Unihan data for U+899A
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 覺 (𦥯 → 𰃮).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 覚 – see 覺 (“to become aware; to dawn on; to awaken to; to feel; to think; etc.”).
(This character is the former (1935–1936) ROC simplified, former (1969–1976) Singaporean simplified, and variant form of 覺). |
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Japanese
Kanji
覚
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 覺)
- to remember
- remembrance
- conscious
- to enlighten
- to wake up from sleep
- awake
Readings
From Middle Chinese 覺 (MC kaewk); compare Mandarin 覺／觉 (jué):
From Middle Chinese 覺 (MC kaewH); compare Mandarin 覺／觉 (jiào):
From native Japanese roots:
Compounds
Etymology 1
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| 覺 (kyūjitai)
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| For pronunciation and definitions of 覚 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 覚, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
| Alternative spelling
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| 覺 (kyūjitai)
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Proper noun
覚 • (Satoru)
- a male given name