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起きる

おきる

Readings

おきる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v1, vito get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
  2. 2.
    v1, vito wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
  3. 3.
    v1, vito occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

Kanji breakdown

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N310 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

６時ごろ起きた。

I got up at about six.

お子さんはまだ起きているのですか。

Is the kid still up?

「事故が起きれば、すぐにわかるよ」と彼は言う。

"If there is an accident," he says, "they will know right away."

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起きるおきる

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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