起
起·get up, occur
- On-yomi
- キ
- Kun-yomi
- お(きる)お(こす)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起きる | おきる | to get up |
| 起こす | おこす | to wake someone |
| 起こる | おこる | to occur, to happen |
| 早起き | はやおき | getting up early |
Example sentences
毎朝七時に起きます。
まいあさしちじにおきます。
I get up at seven every morning.
事故が起こって電車が遅れました。
じこがおこってでんしゃがおくれました。
An accident happened and the trains were delayed.
明日は六時に起こしてください。
あしたはろくじにおこしてください。
Please wake me at six tomorrow.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Three verbs to keep apart: 起きる (I get up), 起こす (I wake someone), 起こる (an event happens).
Memory aid
Picture it
The 走 (run) radical with a body rising at the right — a runner getting up off the starting line.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 起すおこすto wake someone; to cause, to raise up
- 起きるおきるto get up
- 起こるおこるto occur, to happen, to break out
- 起業するきぎょうするto start a business
- 起訴するきそするto prosecute, to indict
- 起床きしょうgetting up, rising from bed
- 起こすおこすto wake (someone), stand up, cause
- 起源きげんorigin
- 引き起こすひきおこすto cause, to bring about
- 呼び起こすよびおこすto evoke, to awaken
- 起死回生きしかいせいrevival from the brink
- 起承転結きしょうてんけつstructure of a narrative (intro, development, turn, conclusion)
Quick check
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