# 覚 — remember; wake

覚 means “remember; wake”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: カク (kaku). Kun'yomi: おぼ(える) (oboeru), さ(ます) (samasu). You'll see it in words such as 覚え (oboe, “memory; sense”).

- Meaning: remember; wake
- On'yomi: カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi: おぼ(える) (oboeru), さ(ます) (samasu)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Thinking & noticing

## How to remember 覚

Parts: ⺍ sparkle · 冖 cover · 見 see

## Words with 覚

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 覚え | おぼえ (oboe) | memory; sense |
| 覚える | おぼえる (oboeru) | to memorize; to commit to memory |
| 覚める | さめる (sameru) | to wake; to wake up |

## Don't confuse it with

[栄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flourish/) · [蛍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firefly/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing” set

[覚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remember/) · [志](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/aspiration/) · [迷](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/get-lost/) · [夢](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dream/) · [誤](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/error/) · [慣](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/get-used-to/) · [謎](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/riddle/)

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