KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小310 strokesRadical 走#374 in newspapers
起 · rouse, wake up
起 is a kanji meaning rouse, wake up, get up. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- キki
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- おきるokiru
- おこるokoru
- おこすokosu
- おこすokosu
- たつtatsu
Practise the N4 kanji
In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 起 · 8 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 起きるおきる | おきる | to get up (e.g., from sleeping); to happen | N5 |
| 起こすおこす | おこす | to wake (someone) up | N4 |
| 起こるおこる | おこる | to occur, to happen | N3 |
| 起源きげん | きげん | origin, beginning, rise | N3 |
| 起床きしょう | きしょう | rising, getting out of bed | N2 |
| 起点きてん | きてん | starting point | N1 |
Example sentence
起きる時間よ。
おきるじかんよ
Time to get up.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #182969 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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