# 醒 — come to; sober up

醒 means “come to; sober up”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: come to; sober up
- On'yomi: セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 7

## How to remember 醒

Sounds like 星: both read セイ.

Parts: 酉 jar · 星 star

## More in the “Body & health 7” set

[痩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-thin/) · [痘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smallpox/) · [腺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gland/) · [貌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/countenance/) · [瘍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ulcer/) · [頬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cheek/) · [骸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/remains/) · [醒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/come-to/) · [顎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jaw/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/come-to/. Last updated 2026-11-01.