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起 kanji — Rouse, Wake Up, Get Up | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

起

Rouse, Wake Up, Get Up

10 strokes

N4

On readings 音読み

き

Kun readings 訓読み

お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す、た.つ

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RunOneself

Words using 起

起きるおきるto get up (e.g., from sleeping)N5 起こすおこすto wake (someone) upN4 起こるおこるto occurN3 起源きげんoriginN3 起床きしょうrisingN2 起伏きふくundulationN1 起点きてんstarting pointN1 引き起こすひきおこすto causeN1 縁起えんぎomen 喚起かんきarousal 起爆きばくignition 起工きこうsetting to work

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