VocabJLPT N2
awakening
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. waking up
  2. 2. awakening
  3. 3. disillusion
Means awakening or becoming fully alert, referring to waking up both literally and in a deeper sense of mental or spiritual awareness. It is also used in discussions about stimulants or becoming conscious of something important.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I was so sleepy, but that just woke me right up.

Sentence 2

You're wide awake at this hour — what are you even planning to do?

Sentence 3

I don't know why, but I've been weirdly alert since this morning.

Sentence 4

Before I knew it I was awake, staring at the gap in the curtains.

Sentence 5

"My brain just turned on!" my little brother said excitedly.