覚 remember

Also: wake

On'yomi: カク
Kun'yomi: おぼ-える、さ-ます
Strokes: 12
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 4

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): おぼ-える.

Stroke order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

覚 is written in 12 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Little sparks (⺍) slip under the cover (冖) and reach your seeing eye (見) — you wake up and remember everything.

A common word

覚えるおぼえる to remember

Example sentences

この漢字を覚えました。
このかんじをおぼえました。
I've memorized this kanji.
名前を覚えるのが下手です。
なまえをおぼえるのがへたです。
I'm bad at remembering names.

Kanji that share a part

見 is its radical.

規 rule
現 appear
親 parent
観 observe N3
視 inspection N1
覧 perusal N1

⺍ is a component. 15 kanji share it in all.

学 study
図 diagram
労 labor N3
栄 prosper N3
単 simple N3
悩 worry N3
営 manage N3
桜 cherry blossom N2