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rouse
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingお.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す、た.つ
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. rouseRtK
  2. get up
    その事故がどのように起きたのか、誰も正確に知らなかった。No one knew for certain how the accident happened.tatoeba
    これは、後に本仏論問題を惹起する。This led to a dispute on Honbutsuron (本仏論.)wiki
  3. wake up
  1. to get up
  2. to rise
  3. to blaze up (fire)
  4. to wake up
  5. to be awake

Popular Usage

起きる起す起こる起床起源起点起伏起こす

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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run · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mend · snake (乙) · self (自)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 565

Compound words

起きるおきる
to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake
起こるおこる
to occur; to happen
起床きしょう
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
起こすおこす
to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake
引き起こすひきおこす
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke; to pull upright
起動するきどうする
startup
起点きてん
starting point; origin
起伏きふく
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
起源きげん
origin; beginning; source
縁起えんぎ
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; causation
喚起かんき
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
起因きいん
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; to stem from; to be due to
起工きこう
setting to work
起債きさい
issuing of bonds
起訴きそ
prosecution; indictment
起草きそう
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
起動きどう
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
起爆きばく
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
起用きよう
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
起立きりつ
standing up
再起さいき
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
提起ていき
raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue); presenting; instituting (a lawsuit)
突起とっき
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump
奮起ふんき
stirring; rousing oneself

Kun Reading Examples

私は起きるのが遅い。おきる
I do not get up early.tatoeba
どんなことが起こっても私は考えを変えない。おこる
Come what may, I shall never change my mind.tatoeba
もし何か起こったら、すぐに電話をください。おこる
In case anything happens, call me immediately.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は不注意な運転で事故を起こした。
He drove carelessly and had an accident.tatoeba
彼は突然かんしゃくを起こした。
He broke out into rage.tatoeba
彼は珍しいことだが、かんしゃくを起こしていた。
He was, which was rare for him, in a bad temper.tatoeba
彼は朝早く起きるのになれている。
He's used to getting up early in the morning.tatoeba
麺類を茹でる方法を想起すればよい。
It is similar to the boiling method used for noodles.wiki
延暦寺の強訴が起こる。
The Enryaku-ji Temple violently demonstrated for the monk.wiki
- 旱魃・飢饉が起こる。
Drought and famine took place.wiki
喫煙者で、毎日起床後・昼・睡眠前と、規則正しく3回煙草を吸っていた。
He was a smoker, and he smoked 3 times a day in regular basis, after getting up, at noon, and before sleeping.wiki
扇雀ブームを起こす。
This gave rise to a Senjaku boom.wiki
後に木寺宮家を起こす。
Later on he established the Kideranomiya family.wiki
起源～安土桃山時代
From the origin to the Azuchi Momoyama Periodwiki
法親王の起源及び変遷
The origin and transition of Hoshinnowiki
奈良線 - 起点
(JR) Nara Line - the station of originwiki
片町線 - 起点
Katamachi Line - the station of originwiki
反対語として荒れや波や起伏がある。
As antonyms, '荒れ (are: roughness),' '波 (nami: waves)' and '起伏 (kifuku: ups and downs)' exist.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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