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JLPT N46画 · 6 strokesradical

rise, wake up, occur

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • お.きる
  • お.こす

Meanings across languages

English
rise, wake up, occur
Tiếng Việt
dậy, thức dậy, xảy ra
日本語
起きる, 起こる

Common compounds

  • 起きるおきるto wake up, to get up
  • 起こすおこすto wake someone up, to cause (an event)
  • 起床きしょうwaking up, rising from bed
  • 事故が起きるじこがおきるan accident occurs

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