起
キ・おきる・おこす・おこる
Get up, wake up, occur
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 走
- 音読み
- キ
- 訓読み
- お.きる、お.こす、お.こる
Meaning
Get up, wake up, occur · levantarse, ocurrir
Readings
- On (音読み): キ
- Kun (訓読み): お.きる・お.こす・お.こる
Example words
- 起きる（おきる）— to get up; wake up
- 起こす（おこす）— to wake (someone) up
- 早起き（はやおき）— early rising
Structure
Radical 走 (はしる・そうにょう · Run) · 10 strokes · school grade 3
Watch out
Get out of bed, not stand up (that is 立つ). Spanish me levanto is reflexive; Japanese just uses the intransitive 起きる (ichidan: 起きて) — ×自分を起きる. 起こす = wake someone up; 起こる = to happen (事故が起こる).
Common mistakes
- Get out of bed, not stand up (that is 立つ). Spanish me levanto is reflexive; Japanese just uses the intransitive 起きる (ichidan: 起きて) — ×自分を起きる. 起こす = wake someone up; 起こる = to happen (事故が起こる).
Examples
起きるおきる
to get up; wake up
起こすおこす
to wake (someone) up
早起きはやおき
early rising
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