覺悟

See also: 覚悟 and 觉悟

Chinese

		feel; find that; thinking feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep	comprehend
trad. (覺悟)		覺	悟
simp. (觉悟)		觉	悟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): juéwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³ ng⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kok-ngu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kak-ngō͘ / kak-gō͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gag⁴ ngo⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷ciaq-ngu

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juéwù → juéwu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨˋ → ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuéwů
    • Wade–Giles: chüeh²-wu⁵
    • Yale: jywé-wu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyue.wuh
    • Palladius: цзюэу (czjueu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ u⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ u³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gok³ ng⁶
    • Yale: gok ngh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸ ng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gog³ ng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³ ŋ̍²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kok-ngu
    • Hakka Romanization System: gog` ngu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gog⁵ ngu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kok̚² ŋu⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kak-ngō͘
    • Tâi-lô: kak-ngōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kakngo
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kak̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kak̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kak-gō͘
    • Tâi-lô: kak-gōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kakgo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kak̚³²⁻⁵ ɡɔ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kak̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gag⁴ ngo⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kak ngŏ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kak̚²⁻⁴ ŋo³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciaq-ngu
    • MiniDict: ciah^入 ngu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiaq-ngu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiaʔ³³ ŋu⁴⁴/

---

• Middle Chinese: kaewk nguH

Rime
Character	覺	悟
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	江 (10)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	古岳切	五故切
Baxter	kaewk	nguH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠʌk̚/	/ŋuoH/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚɔk̚/	/ŋuoH/
Shao Rongfen	/kɔk̚/	/ŋoH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨwk̚/	/ŋɔH/
Li Rong	/kɔk̚/	/ŋoH/
Wang Li	/kɔk̚/	/ŋuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kɔk̚/	/ŋuoH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jue	wù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gok3	ng6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤruk  ŋˤa-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kruːɡ  ŋaːs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	覺	悟
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jué	wù
Middle Chinese	‹ kæwk ›	‹ nguH ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁruk/	/*ŋˁa-s/
English	be aware	awake, realize
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	覺	悟
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	14075	13152
Phonetic component	學	五
Rime group	覺	魚
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	覺	誤
Old Chinese	/*kruːɡ/	/*ŋaːs/

Verb

覺悟

1. to become aware; to realise; to awaken

   幡然覺悟／幡然觉悟  ―  fānrán juéwù  ―  to become aware all of a sudden

   • 不覺悟，不知苦，迷惑失指易上下。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     不觉悟，不知苦，迷惑失指易上下。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Bù jiàowù, bùzhī kǔ, míhuò shī zhǐ yì shàngxià. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 了解 (liǎojiě)
• 佔有／占有 (zhànyǒu)
• 分曉／分晓 (fēnxiǎo)
• 參悟／参悟 (cānwù)
• 悟 (wù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 懂 (dǒng)
• 懂得 (dǒngde)
• 打生 (Wenzhounese)
• 把握 (bǎwò)
• 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
• 明 (ming⁴) (Cantonese)
• 明白
• 明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo)
• 曉得／晓得 (xiǎode)
• 會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
• 洞悉 (dòngxī)
• 清亮 (mainland China)
• 清楚
• 熟似 (Hokkien)
• 熟悉 (shúxī)
• 熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary)
• 熟識／熟识 (shúshí)
• 理會／理会 (lǐhuì)
• 理解 (lǐjiě)
• 瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
• 知影 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 知悉 (zhīxī) (literary)
• 知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
• 知識／知识 (zhīshí) (literary)
• 知道
• 覺／觉
• 覺醒／觉醒 (juéxǐng)
• 認識／认识
• 諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
• 諳達／谙达 (āndá) (literary)
• 貫通／贯通 (guàntōng)
• 通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
• 通解 (tōngjiě) (literary)
• 通達／通达 (tōngdá)
• 達／达 (literary, or in compounds)
• 醒悟 (xǐngwù)
• 開悟／开悟 (kāiwù) (literary)
• 領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù)
• 領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
• 領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)

 

Noun

覺悟

1. awareness; consciousness; realisation; awakening

   思想覺悟／思想觉悟  ―  sīxiǎng juéwù  ―  political awareness

2. (Buddhism) enlightenment

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (覺悟):

• → Japanese: 覚(かく)悟(ご) (kakugo)
• → Korean: 각오(覺悟) (gago)
• → Vietnamese: giác ngộ (覺悟)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
覺	悟
かく Hyōgaiji	ご Grade: S
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 覺悟 – see the following entry.

【覚悟かくご】 [noun] resolution; mental readiness [noun] abandonment [verb] to prepare oneself; to be mentally ready

(This term, 覺悟, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
覺	悟

Noun

覺悟 • (gago) (hangeul 각오)

1. Hanja form^? of 각오 (“determination, resolution”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
覺	悟

Verb

覺悟

1. chữ Hán form of giác ngộ (“to rouse, to enlighten, to make conscious”).