This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カク、おぼ.える、さ.ます、さ.める、さと.る
Romaji: kaku, obo.eru, sa.masu, sa.meru, sato.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  147
Frequency:  710
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-5-7
Korean Reading:  gyo
Chinese Reading:  jiao4
Unicode:  899a
JIS:  3350

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2604
Nelson Index: 4288
New Nelson Index: 5529
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3n9.3
Four Corner Index: 9021.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 439
Gakken Index: 896
Japanese Names Index: 1752
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34846
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0328
Remembering the kanji Index: 325
Busy People Index: 3.15
Kanji Flashcards Index: 889
Kodansha Compact Index: 1646
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 463
Kanji in Context Index: 208
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1668
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2258
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 331
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 347
Essential Kanji Index: 397
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3217
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 957
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 363
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 581

Words

(さとり、サトリ)
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
感覚 (かんかく)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
覚醒 (かくせい)
waking up; awakening; arousal; revival; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening (figurative)
目覚める (めざめる)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize; to come to one's senses
覚悟 (かくご)
resolution; resignation; readiness; preparedness
覚える (おぼえる)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard
発覚 (はっかく)
detection; coming to light
視覚 (しかく)
sense of sight; vision
自覚 (じかく)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
聴覚 (ちょうかく)
the sense of hearing
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