起
- On
- き
- Kun
- お.きる;お.こる;お.こす;おこ.す;た.つ
- Stroke count
- 10
・rouse
・wake up
・get up
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “起きる”
起きる
おきる
to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
Example sentence
"If there is an accident," he says, "they will know right away."
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