understanding; comprehension; realization
General non-religious use for grasping or realizing something. In modern Japanese it is often felt as a somewhat abstract or set-expression noun rather than the everyday word for ordinary understanding.
After long ascetic training, the monk finally attained enlightenment.
She is quick to understand and grasps the point as soon as it is explained once.
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
Buddhist and religious-philosophical use for awakening to ultimate truth; also used more broadly for a profound spiritual insight.
僧は長い修行の末に悟りを開いた。
The monk attained enlightenment after long years of ascetic practice.
彼は悟りの境地に達したと語った。
He said he had reached a state of spiritual awakening.
That single remark gave him a realization about life.
She seemed to have reached a quiet state of enlightenment.
解脱 specifically means liberation from the cycle of suffering and rebirth in Buddhist thought, while 悟り focuses on the moment of awakening to truth itself.
覚醒 emphasizes a sudden mental or spiritual awakening, whereas 悟り suggests a deeper, often gradual attainment of enlightenment.
悟り is the common Japanese term for Buddhist enlightenment, while 証 is a more technical Buddhist term for the same realization.
悟り refers to the state of spiritual enlightenment or awakening itself, whereas 恵 refers to the wisdom or insight that enables it.
迷い means delusion or confusion, the spiritual opposite of 悟り, which is clarity and enlightenment.
悟り is the enlightened state free of mental affliction, the direct doctrinal opposite of 煩悩, the defilements that bind one to suffering.
覚 (さとり) is the name of a mind-reading mountain yōkai, while 悟り (さとり) is the Buddhist concept of spiritual enlightenment—same pronunciation, unrelated meanings.
incomplete enlightenment; superficial understanding · incompletely enlightened person; person with superficial understanding
Standard kanji spelling for both ordinary understanding and Buddhist or spiritual enlightenment.
Rare kanji variant marked as rarely used; 悟り is the practical standard spelling.
A noun form related to the verb 悟る, meaning to realize or awaken. 悟り is the standard spelling; 覚り uses a semantically related but rare alternative kanji.