気づく — meaning in English

English meaning

• sense noun One of the physical faculties — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — through which the body perceives the world.
• twig noun A small, thin branch growing off a larger branch of a tree or bush.

Senses

気づく is used for these senses in English:

• sense To instinctively be aware.
• sense To comprehend.
• twig (colloquial, regional) To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.

sense — full definition

1. noun One of the physical faculties — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — through which the body perceives the world.
2. noun Practical, sound judgment.
3. noun The meaning of a word or statement.
4. verb To become aware of something, whether through the senses or intuitively.

twig — full definition

1. noun A small, thin branch growing off a larger branch of a tree or bush.
2. verb (informal) To suddenly understand or realize something.

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