醒める

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: In 醒める (さめる), awakening 醒 plus inflecting める forms the verb for waking or sobering up.
• Basic usage: 醒める is used for waking from sleep or becoming sober.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 醒める and 冷める
  • The homophone 冷める describes temperature or enthusiasm cooling, so spelling and subject must be checked together.