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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
起点
きてん ·
starting point
N1
引き起こす
ひきおこす ·
to cause
N1
起こる
おこる ·
to occur
N3
起源
きげん ·
origin
N3
起こす
おこす ·
to wake (someone) up
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N4
縁起
えんぎ ·
omen
喚起
かんき ·
arousal
起伏
きふく ·
undulation
N1
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