起 means wake up
get up, rouse
The sun's up, so you jump out of bed: wake up.
On'yomi
- キki
Kun'yomi
- お(きる)okiru
- お(こる)okoru
- おこ(す)okosu
- た(つ)tatsu
How it's built
- 走run
- 己self
Common words
- 起立きりつstanding up
- 起工きこうsetting to work
- 発起人ほっきにんoriginator; promoter
- 起こるおこるto occur; to happen
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