I wake up at seven o'clock every morning.
起
rouse, wake up, get up
Kanji
Grade
Grade 3
Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
走部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
おきる, おこる, おこす, おこす, たつ
Nanori (Name Reading)
おき, おこす, かず, たつ, ゆき
Common Readings
キ, お…きる, お…こす, お…こる
Example sentences
Wake up in the morning and wash my face.
My mother wakes me up at 6 every morning.
He caused an accident due to his carelessness.
A large earthquake occurred in the middle of the night.
I had a feeling that something good was about to happen.
He slowly sat up from the bed.
He suddenly sat up.
It takes a few seconds to launch the new app.
Since updating to the latest OS, the computer starts up faster than before.
Example Vocabulary
起きる
to wake up; to get up; to occur
起こす
to wake someone up; to raise; to cause
起こる
to occur; to happen; to take place
起き上がる
to sit up; to get up; to rise (from lying down)
起動
start-up; boot; activation; launch
引き起こす
to cause; to trigger; to lead to
体を起こす
to sit up; to raise one's body
寝起き
waking up; just after waking; living together
身を起こす
to rise in the world; to make a success of oneself; to sit up
勃起
erection; to rise up suddenly
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