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醒悟 is a Chinese word that expresses the idea of reality or coming to understand what is true and real.
The first character means to wake up, awaken, comprehend, introspect, or visit.
The second character means to comprehend or understand (be enlightened).
The meanings of Chinese words are not necessarily the sum of their parts. In this case, at best, you can derive that the characters express “understanding what is real” or “knowing what is real.” Any Chinese person will perceive this word in a similar way to how we use “reality” in English.
Note: The first character can also be written in a different form as shown to the right. Same meaning in Chinese, either way it’s written.
悟 means enlightenment but can also mean to perceive, discern, realize, understand or comprehend.
悟 has the same meaning in Chinese, Japanese and Korean, though used most often with deep significance in Japanese culture and language. 悟 is often seen in Japan along with a secondary Hiragana character. We also offer that option but this is the more universal single-character entry.
悟り is the Japanese term for enlightenment which can also mean to perceive, discern, realize, understand, or comprehend.
The first character has the same meaning in Chinese and Korean but has deeper significance in Japanese culture and language. This version of Satori incorporates the Japanese secondary character (Hiragana, not Kanji) that adds the “ri” to Satori. It's unnecessary to have the second character, as it does not add to the meaning as much as clarity for the context in which you are using this term.
超能力 is a word that is used in both Japanese and Chinese to refer to the ability to comprehend supernatural power.
Some may translate this as psychic ability, psychic power, ESP, or PSI.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your comprehend search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
悟 see styles |
wù wu4 wu satoru さとる |
More info & calligraphy: Satori / Enlightenment(given name) Satoru Awaken to, apprehend, perceive, become aware; similar to 覺, hence 覺悟. |
參悟 参悟 see styles |
cān wù can1 wu4 ts`an wu tsan wu |
More info & calligraphy: Truth Flashed Through The Mind |
兼 see styles |
jiān jian1 chien ken けん |
double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (conjunction) cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; (personal name) Kensou Both; also; to unite, join, comprehend. |
懂 see styles |
dǒng dong3 tung |
to understand; to comprehend |
會 会 see styles |
kuài kuai4 k`uai kuai kai かい |
to balance an account; accounting; accountant (surname) Kai Meet, assemble, collect, associate, unite; assembly, company; communicate; comprehend, skilled in, can, will; a time, moment. |
分る see styles |
wakaru わかる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; (2) (kana only) to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out |
判る see styles |
wakaru わかる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; (2) (kana only) to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out |
圓修 圆修 see styles |
yuán xiū yuan2 xiu1 yüan hsiu enshu |
(1) TO observe the complete Tiantai meditation, at one and the same time to comprehend the three ideas of 空假中 q.v. (2) To keep all the commandments perfectly. |
圓教 圆教 see styles |
yuán jiào yuan2 jiao4 yüan chiao engyō |
The complete, perfect, or comprehensive doctrine; the school or sect of Mahāyāna which represents it. The term has had three references. The first was by 光統 Guangtong of the Later Wei, sixth century, who defined three schools, 漸 gradual, 頓 immediate, and 圓 inclusive or complete. The Tiantai called its fourth section the inclusive, complete, or perfect teaching 圓, the other three being 三藏 Hīnayāna, 通 Mahāyāna-cum-Hīnayāna, 別 Mahāyāna. The Huayan so called its fifth section, i.e. 小乘; 大乘始; 大乘終; 頓 and 圓. It is the Tiantai version that is in general acceptance, defined as a perfect whole and as complete in its parts; for the whole is the absolute and its parts are therefore the absolute; the two may be called noumenon and phenomenon, or 空 and 假 (or 俗), but in reality they are one, i.e. the 中 medial condition. To conceive these three as a whole is the Tiantai inclusive or 'perfect' doctrine. The Huayan 'perfect' doctrine also taught that unity and differentiation, or absolute and relative, were one, a similar doctrine to that of the identity of contraries. In Tiantai teaching the harmony is due to its underlying unity; its completeness to the permeation of this unity in all phenomena; these two are united in the medial 中 principle; to comprehend these three principles at one and the same time is the complete, all-containing, or 'perfect' doctrine of Tiantai. There are other definitions of the all-inclusive doctrine, e.g. the eight complete things, complete in teaching, principles, knowledge, etc. 圓教四門 v. 四門. |
圓頓 圆顿 see styles |
yuán dùn yuan2 dun4 yüan tun enton |
Complete and immediate, i.e. to comprehend the three principles 空假中 at one and the same time, cf. 圓教. |
思議 思议 see styles |
sī yì si1 yi4 ssu i shigi しぎ |
to imagine; to comprehend (noun/participle) conjecture; guess to think about the meaning of the words of the scriptures (Skt. artha-cintā) |
悟る see styles |
satoru さとる |
(transitive verb) (1) to perceive; to sense; to discern; (2) to understand; to comprehend; to realize; (3) (Buddhist term) to attain enlightenment |
悟入 see styles |
wù rù wu4 ru4 wu ju gonyuu / gonyu ごにゅう |
to understand; to comprehend the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism) (n,vs,vi) {Buddh} entering enlightenment To apprehend or perceive and enter into (the idea of reality). Name of a Kashmir monk, Sugandhara. |
懂得 see styles |
dǒng de dong3 de5 tung te |
to understand; to know; to comprehend |
把む see styles |
tsukamu つかむ |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) (kana only) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend |
捉む see styles |
tsukamu つかむ |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) (kana only) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend |
掴む see styles |
tsukamu つかむ |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) (kana only) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend |
攫む see styles |
tsukamu つかむ |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) (kana only) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend |
會得 会得 see styles |
huì dé hui4 de2 hui te etoku |
To comprehend, understand; to meet with. |
會意 会意 see styles |
huì yì hui4 yi4 hui i |
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compound; to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc) See: 会意 |
會繹 会绎 see styles |
huì yì hui4 yi4 hui i eyaku |
To assemble and explain the meaning; to comprehend and explain. |
理解 see styles |
lǐ jiě li3 jie3 li chieh rikai りかい |
to comprehend; to understand (noun, transitive verb) (1) understanding; comprehension; appreciation; (noun, transitive verb) (2) sympathy to comprehend |
知る see styles |
shiru しる |
(transitive verb) (1) to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; (2) to notice; to feel; (3) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; (4) to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); (5) to experience; to go through; to learn; (6) to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; (7) to concern |
綜解 综解 see styles |
zōng jiě zong1 jie3 tsung chieh sōge |
to comprehend thoroughly |
聆摻 聆掺 see styles |
líng shǎn ling2 shan3 ling shan ryōsen |
to listen and comprehend |
覚る see styles |
satoru さとる |
(transitive verb) (1) to perceive; to sense; to discern; (2) to understand; to comprehend; to realize; (3) (Buddhist term) to attain enlightenment |
親悟 亲悟 see styles |
qīn wù qin1 wu4 ch`in wu chin wu shingo |
to comprehend personally |
覺悟 觉悟 see styles |
jué wù jue2 wu4 chüeh wu kakugo |
to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) To awake, become enlightened, comprehend spiritual reality. |
解る see styles |
wakaru わかる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; (2) (kana only) to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out |
解悟 see styles |
jiě wù jie3 wu4 chieh wu gego |
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp the meaning Release and awareness: the attaining of liberation through enlightenment. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Reality | 醒悟 / 省悟 醒悟 | xǐng wù / xing3 wu4 / xing wu / xingwu | hsing wu / hsingwu | |
Satori Enlightenment | 悟 | sato / go | wù / wu4 / wu | |
Satori Enlightenment | 悟り | satori | ||
Supernatural Energy | 超能力 | chounouryoku chonoryoku | chāo néng lì chao1 neng2 li4 chao neng li chaonengli | ch`ao neng li chaonengli chao neng li |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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