起 — rouse, wake up, get up

おきる起 rouse

U+8D77 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes 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

き 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 提(てい) 起(き) teiki raising (a question) 起(き) 訴(そ) kiso prosecution 起(き) 源(げん) kigen origin

Stroke order

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