めさまし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of めさまし – see the following entry.
目覚めざまし
[noun] waking, waking up (either waking oneself, or waking someone else)
[noun] a kind of sweet given to children waking up
[noun] short for 目覚まし時計 (alarm clock)
Alternative spelling
目覚し
(This term, めさまし (mesamashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)