起

wake, rise

JLPT N4 Grade 3 10 strokes

Kun'yomi: お
On'yomi: キ

起 means "wake, rise". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 10 strokes. It is read お in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Example word

起おきる

to wake up

起 in example sentences

起おきてる？

Okiteru?

Are you up?
起おきなさい！

Oki nasai!

Get up.
起おきなさい。

Oki nasai.

Get up.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 起 mean?: 起 means "wake, rise". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 起 have?: 起 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 起 read?: It is read お in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 起?: 起 is a JLPT N4 kanji.

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