Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to wake up, to awake.
  2. to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.), to become aware of, to become conscious of, to realize.
  3. to come to one's senses.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
目覚める めざめる
 
 
 
目ざめる めざめる
 
 
目醒める めざめる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
memorize, learn, remember
カク おぼ.える さ.ます (4th, N3)
to learn(𦥯) variant
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)