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N2 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

(さと)to perceive, to sense, to discern, to understand, to comprehend, to realize, to attain enlightenment

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    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1.

      to perceive, to sense, to become aware, to notice, to detect, to discern

    2. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      2.

      to understand, to comprehend, to realize

    3. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      3.

      to attain enlightenment

      Buddhism

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    悟る 【さとる】覚る 【さとる】

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      死期(しき)(さと)ったから遺書(いしょ)()いた。

      I wrote a will because I sensed my death was near.

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      失敗(しっぱい)(さと)られないように平静(へいせい)(よそお)う。

      To pretend to be calm so as not to let others realize your failure.

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      (てら)修行(しゅぎょう)(はじ)めてから(さと)まで、(さん)年間(ねんかん)かかりました。

      It took me three years from when I started training at the temple until I achieved enlightenment.

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      もしも先輩(せんぱい)(わたし)のミスの(こと)重大(じゅうだい)さを(さと)ったら、(わたし)(ばち)(あた)()る。

      If my senior realized the seriousness of my mistake, they could punish me.

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      仏法(ぶっぽう)真理(しんり)(さと)っているあの僧侶(そうりょ)なら、欲望(よくぼう)()けて自我(じが)(わす)れる(こと)などありません。

      That monk who has been enlightened to the truth of Buddhism would never succumb to desires and forget his ego.

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