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起きる
おきる
N5
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to get up (e.g., from sleeping)
2
to happen
3
to get up
4
to rise
5
to blaze up (fire)
6
to wake up
7
to be awake
8
to stay awake
Example sentence
今朝は七時に起きました。
けさは しちじに おきました。
I got up at seven this morning.
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Kanji in this word
起
Rouse, Wake Up, Get Up
10 strokes
More words with
起
起訴
きそ ·
prosecution
提起
ていき ·
raising (a question)
発起人
ほっきにん ·
originator
起こす
おこす ·
to wake (someone) up
N4
起源
きげん ·
origin
N3
起用
Full entry on Jisho
きよう ·
appointment (to a position, job, etc.)
起こる
おこる ·
to occur
N3
縁起
えんぎ ·
omen
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