起 — kanji meaning “rouse”
起
rouse, wake up, get up
- Meanings
- rouse, wake up, get up
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi
- お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す、た.つ
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #374 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 156
- Chinese reading
- qǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 起
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起訴 | きそ kiso | prosecution; indictment |
| 起こる | おこる okoru | to occur; to happen |
| 起こす | おこす okosu | to raise; to raise up; to set up |
| 起きる | おきる okiru | to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire) |
| 起源 | きげん kigen | origin; beginning; source |
| 提起 | ていき teiki | raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue) |
| 起動 | きどう kidou | startup; booting up; activation |
| 縁起 | えんぎ engi | omen; sign of luck |
| 起用 | きよう kiyou | appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion |
| 早起き | はやおき hayaoki | getting up early; early rising |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed |
| 再起 | さいき saiki | comeback; recovery; restoration |
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