Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 10

起

Meaning in English

rouse, wake up, get up

Readings

Onyomi: キ Kunyomi: お.きる, お.こる, お.こす, おこ.す, た.つ Romaji: ki / o.kiru, o.koru, o.kosu, oko.su, ta.tsu

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起

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese despertar, acordar, levantar

Spanish despertar, levantarse

Korean 깨우다, 일어나다, 일어나다

French réveillez-vous, levez-vous

Italian svegliarsi, alzarsi, alzarsi

German aufwecken, aufwachen, aufstehen

Indonesian bangkit, bangun, berdiri

★ Vietnamese đánh thức, tỉnh dậy, đứng dậy

Thai ปลุก, ตื่นขึ้น, ลุกขึ้น

Related kanji

N1 赳 kyuu strong and brave, valiente, valeroso N1 赴 fu / omomu.ku proceed, get, become N3 越 etsu, otsu / ko.su, -ko.su, -go.shi, ko.eru, -go.e surpass, cross over, move to N2 超 chou / ko.eru, ko.su transcend, super-, ultra- N4 走 sou / hashi.ru run, courir, correr N1 趣 shu / omomuki, omomu.ku purport, gist, elegance

Words with this kanji

N1 起点 kiten starting point N1 起伏 kifuku undulation N1 引き起こす hikiokosu to cause N2 起床 kishou rising, getting out of bed N3 起こる okoru occur, happen, arise N3 起源 kigen origin, beginning, source N4 起こす okosu wake someone up, cause N5 起きる okiru to get up (e.g., from sleeping); to happen N5 起きます okimasu wake up

Sentences with this kanji

N5 私はいつも七時に起きます。 Watashi wa itsumo shichiji ni okimasu. I always wake up at seven. N5 私は毎朝七時に起きます。 Watashi wa maiasa shichiji ni okimasu. I wake up at seven every morning.