Kanji 起

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Words with 起

• 起きる

  おきる

  to get up (e.g., from sleeping); to happen

  N5

• 起こす

  おこす

  to wake (someone) up

  N4

• 起源

  きげん

  origin, beginning, rise

  N3

• 起こる

  おこる

  to occur, to happen

  N3

• 起床

  きしょう

  rising, getting out of bed

  N2

• 起点

  きてん

  starting point

  N1

• 起伏

  きふく

  undulation

  N1

• 引き起こす

  ひきおこす

  to cause

  N1

Example sentences

• 起おきる時間じかんよ。

  Time to get up.

• 物事ものごとは重かさなって起おこる。

  It never rains but it pours.

• 寝ねた子こを起おこすなよ。

  Let sleeping dogs lie.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “run” 走