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JLPT N3 · Daily situations

目覚まし

めざまし

alarm clock

Stroke order of 目覚まし

4 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

目 · 5 strokes覚 · 12 strokesま · 3 strokesし · 1 strokes

Memory trick

Your eye 目 opens to see 見 under the crown 冖 when the alarm wakes 覚 you.

Parts: 目 eye + 覚 wake (⺍ + 冖 + 見 see) + まし

The characters in 目覚まし

  • 目 め — eye (5 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)

Example sentence

目覚ましが鳴らなかったので、遅れました。

めざましがならなかったので、おくれました。

My alarm didn't go off, so I was late.

Words with 目

目eye目立つto stand out目的purpose真面目serious; diligent目標goal; target目的地destination目眩dizziness目薬eye drops目次table of contents

Words with 覚

覚えるto remember; to memorize

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