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VocabJLPT N2

to awaken

Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to awaken
2. to arouse from sleep
3. to bring to one's senses
4. to sober up

This word means to wake someone up or to cause something dormant to become active again. It can refer to waking a sleeping person or reviving awareness, and it is the transitive counterpart to the intransitive verb meaning to wake up on one's own.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"Still sleeping? Wake up right now!" my older sister yelled.

Sentence 2

The birds just before dawn quietly roused me from sleep.

Sentence 3

The new project woke up a fighting spirit I'd long forgotten!

Sentence 4

The poem stirred up feelings I had forgotten were there.

Sentence 5

"Don't wake me up so loud!" my little brother complained.