Satoru

JLPT N1

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悟る (Satoru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to sense, to perceive, to notice, to discern”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto sense; to perceive; to notice; to discern; to become aware of
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto understand; to comprehend; to realize
  3. godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto attain enlightenment

Examples

  • He saw he was wrong.

  • It is easy to be wise after the event.

  • Only then did I realize it.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 悟る

enlightenment

Related words

to memorizereadinesssenseto wake upself-consciousnessto wake upmemory (of having seen something or someone before)detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.)alarm clockhallucination(sense of) tastestimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)