Word details

眠気覚まし

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 眠気覚まし.

Dictionary

Entry

眠気覚まし眠気ざまし眠け覚まし眠気覚し眠け覚しむけざましNounFreq #40967
1

keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake

Examples
私は眠気覚ましに紅茶を飲んだ。
I had a cup of tea to keep myself awake.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sleep, die, sleepy

10 strokesFrequency 1,315JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ミン

Kun

ねむ.るねむ.い

Nanori

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

6 strokesFrequency 113JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

いき

memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

12 strokesFrequency 710JLPT N2Grade 4

On

カク

Kun

おぼ.えるさ.ますさ.めるさと.る

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