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覚醒周期 (かくせいしゅうき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

覚かく醒せい周しゅう期き

Meanings

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noun

sleep-wake cycle

Technical term in sleep science and chronobiology; refers to the daily alternation between sleep and wakefulness.

覚かく醒せい周しゅう期きが乱みだれると、日にっ中ちゅうの眠ねむ気けが強つよくなる。
When the sleep-wake cycle is disrupted, daytime sleepiness increases.
光ひかりは覚かく醒せい周しゅう期きを調ちょう節せつする重じゅう要ような要よう素そだ。
Light is an important factor that regulates the sleep-wake cycle.

Kanji

覚memorize, learn, remember
醒awake, be disillusioned, sober up
周circumference, circuit, lap
期

period, time, date

Similar words

概がい日じつリズム
概日リズム is the broader circadian rhythm, while 覚醒周期 specifically refers to the sleep-wake component of that rhythm.
睡すい眠みん周しゅう期き
睡眠周期 refers to the sleep cycle (stages within sleep), whereas 覚醒周期 covers the full daily sleep-wake alternation.

Etymology

Compound of 覚醒 (かくせい, 'awakening') and 周期 (しゅうき, 'cycle'). A modern technical term with no known historical derivation issues.