Meaning of 気がつく in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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気がつく, 気が付く
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Kana Readingきがつく
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Romajikigatsuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku` ending
- Meaning
- to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
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Example Sentences
気がつく, 気が付く, きがつく used in context
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自分ができそこないであると気が付いたまま生きていくのは辛いことだ。
It's hard to live with the knowledge that you are a failure.
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壊れたラジオを修理していて、回路の動作原理を理解できていないことに改めて気がつきます。
Repairing a broken radio I realise over again that I don't have an understanding of the operating principles of circuitry.
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「ここって・・・蝉の声が東京と違う」「あらまっ、よく気がついたこと。貴女、良い音感してるわよ」
Here ... the sound of the cicadas is different. "Oh my, I'm impressed you noticed. You've got a good sense of pitch!"
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列車に乗車した後で、私は財布を家に置き忘れてきたことに気が付いた。
After I got on board a train, I found I had left my wallet behind at home.
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It was noticed after more than a month that that promise had not been carried out.
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They were suddenly aware of a noise in the back of the room.
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Kanji found in this word
adhere, attach, refer to, append
On: フ
Kun: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき
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