めざまし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of めざまし – see the following entry.
目覚まし
[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 spellings
目覚し, めさまし
(This term, めざまし (mezamashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)