起 wake up
Also: occur
- On'yomi
- キ
- Kun'yomi
- お-きる、お-こる、お-こす
- Strokes
- 10
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 3
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): お-きる.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Remember it
Your own self (己) is ready to run (走) — so you wake up and get going before anything else occurs.
A common word
- 起きる おきる to wake up
Example sentences
毎朝六時に起きます。
まいあさろくじにおきます。
I get up at six every morning.
駅の前で事故が起こりました。
えきのまえでじこがおこりました。
An accident happened in front of the station.
Don't confuse it with
- 赳 strong And Brave N1
Kanji that share a part
走 is its radical.
- 徒 on foot N3
- 越 surpass N3
- 超 transcend N2
- 赴 proceed N1
- 赳 strong And Brave N1
- 趣 taste N1
- 趨 trend N1
己 is a component. 12 kanji share it in all.
- 記 record
- 配 distribute
- 巻 roll N3
- 包 wrap N2
- 改 reformation N2
- 遷 transition N2
- 巳 sign Of The Snake Or Serpent N1
- 巴 comma-design N1