起 — rouse, wake up, get up

おこる起 rouse

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes

U+8D77 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #374 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #565 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

rouse
wake up
get up

word

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

起(お) こる okoru to happen 起(お) きる okiru to wake up 起(お) こす okosu to cause 引(ひ) き起(お) こす hikiokosu to cause 早(はや) 起(お) き hayaoki early rising 思(おも) い起(お) こす omoiokosu to recall 起(お) す okosu to raise

き・ぎ ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

起(き) 業(ぎょう) kigyou starting a business 起(き) 動(どう) kidou startup 起(き) 用(よう) kiyou appointment 起(き) 立(りつ) kiritsu standing up 起(き) ki rise 想(そう) 起(き) souki recollection 提(てい) 起(き) teiki raising (a question) 起(き) 因(いん) kiin cause

おこ oko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

起(おこ) る okoru to occur

た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

起(た) つ tatsu to rise

Appears in idioms

起死回生四字熟語

rouse, death, times, life

七転八起四字熟語

seven, revolve, eight, rouse

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

はしる走 run #156

おのれ己 self #49

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#156 走 run

起 — rouse, wake up, get up

Meanings

word

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

き・ぎ ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

おこ oko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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起 — rouse, wake up, get up

Meanings

word

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

き ・ぎ ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

おこ oko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

き・ぎ ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).