Japanese

さとる
Meaning: to realize; to perceive; to attain enlightenment
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 悟る 悟らない
Polite 悟ります 悟りません
Past 悟った 悟らなかった
Polite + Past 悟りました 悟りませんでした
Te-form 悟って 悟らなくて
Potential 悟れる 悟れない
Passive 悟られる 悟られない
Causative 悟らせる 悟らせない
Causative + Passive 悟らされる 悟らされない
Imperative 悟れ 悟るな

Handwriting

悟
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Example sentences

He realized his own mistake.
長年の修行の末、彼はついに剣術の極意を悟った。
After many years of training, he finally realized the innermost secrets of swordsmanship.
項羽は、四面楚歌の状況で最期を悟った。
Xiang Yu realized his end was near amidst the 'Shimen Soka' (siege from all sides).
真実の幸福は、他人に聞くものではなく、冷暖自知のごとく自ら悟るべきものだ。
True happiness is not something you ask others about, but something you should realize for yourself, just as one knows whether water is cold or warm by drinking it.
般若心経の核心は、五蘊皆空を悟ることにあります。
The core of the Heart Sutra lies in realizing that all existence is empty.
修行で本来面目を悟る
Through practice, one realizes their true nature.
祖父は六十耳順を迎え人生の真理を悟った
Grandfather reached the age of sixty and understood life's truths.

Usage Notes

Can mean realizing a hidden truth, sensing danger, or attaining spiritual enlightenment.

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