Meaning of 気付く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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気付く, 気づくJLPT 3
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Kana Readingきづく
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Romajikizuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending
- Meaning
- to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise
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Example Sentences
気付く, 気づく, きづく used in context
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However the disciples awoke to that danger.
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However the protagonist is aware of his own mistakes.
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被写体に気づかれないようにそぉっとカメラを取り出し、ファインダーを覗く。
I quietly take out my camera, so as not to be noticed by my photographic subject, and peek through the finder.
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下手に手を動かすと気付かれてしまうという強迫観念が俺を襲う。
I was assailed by the stupid, but unshakeable, idea that if I was imprudent enough to move my hand I'd be noticed.
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When I woke up, I was in the car.
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「ひょっとして、今まで気づいてなかったのですか」「いや、まぁ・・・。想像の埒外だったもんで・・・」
Did you possibly not notice until just now? "Er, well ... it was just so beyond my imagination that ..."
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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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