起 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「走」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「走」
- On
- キ
- Kun
- お(きる)・お(こす)・お(こる)
- Meaning
- get up, rise
Origin
走 (run) + 己 (sound) — standing up from sitting to start running: to get up, to rise.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キ | 起立・起源・奮起 |
|---|---|
| おきる | 起きる・早起き |
| おこる | 起こる Compare: 興る |
| おこす | 起こす Compare: 興す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 起立きりつ
standing up
- 早起きはやおき
early rising
Example
あさ 六時に 起きる。
I get up at six in the morning.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)