めがさめる
Megasameru
Other forms: 目がさめる、目が醒める、眼が覚める
目が覚める (Megasameru) is a Japanese expression meaning “to wake up, to awake, to perk up, to snap out (of a day dream, etc.)”.
Meanings
- expression, ichidan verb, intransitive verbto wake up; to awake; to perk up; to snap out (of a day dream, etc.)
- expression, ichidan verb, intransitive verbto awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
Examples
何で目が覚めたの？
What woke you up?
彼は早く目が覚める。
He wakes up early.
その音で目が覚めた。
My sleep was disturbed by the sound.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).