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Kanji 起: meaning "rise, get up", readings, stroke order

The kanji 起 means "rise, get up". On'yomi: キ; kun'yomi: おきる、おこる、おこす. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
rise, get up
On'yomi
キ
Kun'yomi
おきるおこるおこす
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 起

  • 起きる おきる — To wake up
  • 起こす おこす — To wake (someone)
  • 起こる おこる — To happen / occur
  • 起業 きぎょう — Starting a business
  • 起源 きげん — origin, beginning, rise
  • 起因 きいん — Cause / origin
  • 起床 きしょう — rising, getting out of bed
  • 喚起 かんき — Evocation / arousal
  • 起点 きてん — starting point
  • 起伏 きふく — undulation
  • 引き起こす ひきおこす — to cause

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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