目が覚める

me ga sameru
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wake up, come to one’s senses, wake up to reality
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To leave sleep or a mistaken view behind.

Examples

  • 夜中に何度も目が覚める。
    I wake up several times at night.
  • 甘い考えから目が覚めたようだ。
    It seems he has woken up from his naive thinking.
  • コーヒーを飲んで目が覚めた。
    Coffee woke me up.
  • その言葉を聞いて目が覚めた。
    Those words made me see the truth.
  • 鳥の声で目が覚めた。
    I woke up to birdsong.

Similar words

起きる
気付く
我に返る
目覚める

Meanings

Wake from sleep

sleep
neutral
To stop sleeping and become awake, sometimes also to lose drowsiness.

Examples

  • 鳥の声で目が覚めた。
    I woke up to birdsong.
  • 今朝は六時に目が覚めました。
    I woke up at six this morning.
  • 夜中に何度も目が覚める。
    I wake up several times at night.
  • 目覚まし時計より先に目が覚めた。
    I woke up before the alarm.
  • コーヒーを飲んで目が覚めた。
    Coffee woke me up.

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Come to one’s senses

mind
neutral
To recognize a mistaken belief or course of action and regain clear judgment.

Examples

  • 失敗してようやく目が覚めた。
    Failure finally made me come to my senses.
  • 彼の忠告で目が覚めました。
    His advice made me see sense.
  • 現実を見て目が覚めた。
    Seeing reality made me wake up.
  • 甘い考えから目が覚めたようだ。
    It seems he has woken up from his naive thinking.
  • その言葉を聞いて目が覚めた。
    Those words made me see the truth.

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Etymology

目 is the eye, 覚める is to leave sleep; the figurative use extends waking to judgment.

FAQ

What does 目が覚める mean?

To leave sleep or a mistaken view behind.

How do you read 目が覚める?

It is read めがさめる, written me ga sameru.

When would you use 目が覚める?

It can describe ordinary waking or figuratively realizing that one has been mistaken.

How is 目が覚める different from 目を覚ます?

目を覚ます can emphasize making oneself or someone else wake; this phrase describes the change of state.

How does 目が覚める change in a sentence?

The verb 覚める changes: 目が覚めます, 目が覚めた, 目が覚めない.

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