Quick answer
覚 is the kanji for "Learn". Its reading is おぼ.える (oboeru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Learn
Also : Memorize · Remember · Awake
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 覚 represents 'MEMORIZE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of memorize.
On-reading: かく — remember this sound by associating it with memorize. Kun-reading: おぼ.える.
Example Sentences
漢字を覚えるのが大変です。
かんじをおぼえるのがたいへんです。
Memorizing kanji is tough.
目が覚めたら七時でした。
めがさめたらしちじでした。
When I woke up, it was 7 o'clock.
Vocabulary using 覚
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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