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悟る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	悟さとる	悟さとらない
Polite	悟さとります	悟さとりません
Past polite	悟さとりました	悟さとりませんでした
Past	悟さとった	悟さとらなかった
Te-form	悟さとって	悟さとらないで
Desire	悟さとりたい	悟さとりたくない
Potential	悟さとれる	悟さとれない
Passive	悟さとられる	悟さとられない
Causative	悟さとらせる	悟さとらせない
Causative passive	悟さとらせられるalso 悟さとらされる	悟さとらせられないalso 悟さとらされない
Volitional	悟さとろう
Polite volitional	悟さとりましょう
Imperative	悟さとれ	悟さとるな
Conditional	悟さとれば	悟さとらなければ
Tara conditional	悟さとったら	悟さとらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

sense; perceive; notice; discern

Used when one becomes aware of something through intuition, observation, or subtle signs, rather than through direct information.

彼かれは危き険けんを悟さとって、すぐに逃にげ出だした。
He sensed danger and immediately ran away.
彼かの女じょの表ひょう情じょうから、何なにかあったのだと悟さとった。
From her expression, I perceived that something had happened.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

understand; comprehend; realize

Focuses on reaching a deeper understanding or realization, often after reflection or when the truth becomes clear.

自じ分ぶんの間ま違ちがいを悟さとって謝あやまった。
I realized my mistake and apologized.
彼かれは人じん生せいの意い味みを悟さとったような顔かおをしていた。
He had a look as if he had comprehended the meaning of life.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb, intransitive verb

attain enlightenment

Buddhism

Buddhist term for reaching spiritual awakening or satori.

修しゅ行ぎょうの末すえに、ついに悟さとりを開ひらいた。
After training, he finally attained enlightenment.
禅ぜん僧そうは座ざ禅ぜんによって悟さとることを目め指ざす。
Zen monks aim to attain enlightenment through zazen.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を悟さとるto realize/sense something
彼かれの態たい度どから、彼かれが嘘うそをついていることを悟さとった。
From his attitude, I realized that he was lying.
死しを悟さとるto sense that one's death is near
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの死しを悟さとり、静しずかに家か族ぞくに別わかれを告つげた。
Sensing that his death was near, he quietly said goodbye to his family.
〈人ひと〉に悟さとられるto have someone notice/realize (something about oneself)
彼かの女じょに本ほん当とうの気き持もちを悟さとられてしまった。
She found out how I really felt.
真しん理りを悟さとるto attain understanding of a deep truth
長なが年ねんの修しゅ行ぎょうを経へて、彼かれは人じん生せいの真しん理りを悟さとった。
After years of practice, he came to grasp the truth of life.

Expressions

非ひを悟さとるrealize one's error; see the error of one's ways
悟さとりが早はやいquick on the uptake; sharp; perceptive
悟さとりを開ひらくachieve enlightenment; attain spiritual awakening

Kanji

悟enlightenment, perceive, discern
覚memorize, learn, remember

Related words· 9

気き付づくN4sense 1
気づく is casual and used for everyday noticing, while 悟る implies a deeper, often intuitive or hard-won realization.
理り解かいN3sense 2
理解する is neutral intellectual understanding, while 悟る suggests a more personal, intuitive, or profound comprehension.
察さっするN2sense 1
察する means to infer or guess from indirect signs, while 悟る implies a more definite, often sudden realization.
見み抜ぬくN1sense 1
見抜く stresses seeing through deception or hidden truth, while 悟る is broader and can apply to any deep realization.

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気きがつくN3
悟る implies a deeper, often sudden realization or insight, while 気がつく is used for everyday noticing of facts or details.
覚かく醒せい
悟る suggests a calm, often spiritual or intellectual realization, while 覚醒 can describe a sudden, sometimes jarring shift from unconsciousness or ignorance to awareness.
解かいする
悟る emphasizes a sudden or intuitive realization, while 解する implies a more deliberate, reasoned grasp of meaning or value.
察さっ知ち
悟る suggests a sudden, deep realization or enlightenment, while 察知 is about quietly picking up on cues in a situation.
感かんじ取とる
悟る suggests a sudden or deep realization or enlightenment, while 感じ取る refers to a more ongoing, sensory-based perception of subtle signals.

Don't confuse with

諭さとす
諭す (to admonish, advise someone kindly) sounds and looks similar to 悟る but means to teach or persuade, not to realize something oneself.

Word family

悟さとり
understanding; comprehension; realization · enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
生なま悟ざとり
incomplete enlightenment; superficial understanding · incompletely enlightened person; person with superficial understanding

Written forms

悟さとるUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
さとるUsage14%
覚さとるUsage5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

The kanji 悟 is composed of 忄 (heart/mind) and 吾 (oneself), suggesting an inner realization. The reading さとる is native Japanese, and the exact historical derivation is uncertain.