Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

悟: enlightenment, perceive

Also: discern, realize, understand

JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

忄 carries the meaning · 吾 gives the sound

10 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ゴgo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 覚悟するかくごするbe resolved, be prepared to do
  • 覚悟かくご
  • 大悟たいごenlightenment; great wisdom

さとるsatoru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 悟るさとるattain enlightenment
  • 悟りさとりenlightenment, comprehension

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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
忄

Also built on heart (忄)

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吾

Also built on 吾

悟 takes the 吾 family's reading, ゴ (go).

Also read ゴ

20 kanji share this on'yomiAll 20

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
悟 enlightenment · 忄
vs梧 Chinese parasol tree · 木
悟 has 忄 where 梧 has 木.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · wù

Same form: 悟 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
悟 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
悟 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin wù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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