起 — Japanese kanji
10 strokes · N4
Meanings: Rouse, Wake Up, Get Up
On’yomi: き · Kun’yomi: お.きる、お.こる、お.こす
Radicals in 起
- 已 — (0 strokes)
- 土 — earth (3 strokes)
- 走 — run (7 strokes)
Words using 起
- 起きます (おきます): get up, wake up — そちらは 何時までですか — Asking time and daily schedules
- 起きます[事故が～] (おきます[じこが～]): [an accident] happen — この写真みたいに して ください — Detailed instructions following examples
- 起きる (おきる): occur — Lesson 23: ～ため (Because / Due to)
- 起こす（行動を～） (おこす（こうどうを～）): actions to take; measures to take ~ — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 24 - Intermediate Course Review
- 起こす（事故を～） (おこす（じこを～）): to cause an accident ～ — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 起こる (おこる): to occur; to happen — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 思い起こす (おもいおこす): recall; remember — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 19 - Traditional Culture
- 生起する (せいきする): to arise — Lesson 34: The Yayoi Period
- 早起き (はやおき): waking up early — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 早起きは三文の得 (はやおきはさんもんのとく): Waking up early pays off — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 引き起こす (ひきおこす): cause; bring about — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 10 - Work and the Workplace
- 沸き起こる (わきおこる): to well up; to surge; to erupt — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
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