がつ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
1. to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise
2. to be scrupulous; to be attentive
3. to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
Kanji used
state of mind
Top 1600
Composed of
① 原子又は分子が自由に動ける物質の状態、又はその状態にある物質。気体。② 人の活力などの源となるとされる、不可視かつ流動的な仮想の物体。③ 中国哲学上の用語の一つ。一般的に不可視であり、流動的で運動し、作用をおこす。また、凝固して可視的な物質となり、万物を構成する要素ともなるもの。④ 心の状態。意識。意思。⑤ 雰囲気。⑥ 飲み物の風味。炭酸。
① 擬声語・擬態語に付いてある状態になってくる意を示す。
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
Examples (20 in total)
Did you feel an earthquake last night?
I was wearing earphones, so I didn't notice.
He was not aware of the danger.
She passed by without seeing me.
I noticed him sneak into the room.
I realized that cats can see in the dark.
I noted that her answer was incorrect.
He found the door closed.
I noticed that she was wearing new glasses.
I noticed that Tom was smiling.
I didn't notice her going out of the room.
I observed that it had already got dark.
I found that I had left my umbrella behind in the classroom.
I didn't realize my wallet was missing until I got home.
He didn't notice the small video camera above the traffic signal.
After I shut the door, I remembered I had left my key behind.
Jim awoke and found himself alone in the room.
No one noticed her absence until the meeting ended.
He was not aware that the praise was a satire in disguise.
In my class I noticed a girl student who was particularly intent on studying Chinese.