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JLPT N3 Intermediate

気づく

To notice, realize, or regain consciousness

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Other forms

気付く kanji form
気がつく common alternative
気づきます polite form
気づいて te-form
気づいた past tense
1 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)

To notice" / "To realize

Describes the act of sensing or identifying a change, object, or truth that had previously escaped attention.

Example

彼 は 私 が 髪 を 切った こと に 気づか なかっ た 。

He didn't notice that I cut my hair.

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2 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)

To regain consciousness

Indicates the recovery of one’s senses following sleep, fainting, or a period of distraction.

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To notice, realize, or regain consciousness
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