さめる

覚 める

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to wake, to wake up

    • その叫び声で私は眠りからさめた。
      The cry roused me from my sleep.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)

    • けが人は麻酔から覚めた後痛みで泣きわめいた。
      The injured person wailed with pain after recovering from the anaesthesia.

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned

    • 彼の音楽熱はいつまでもさめない。
      Music is his abiding passion.