Learn Japanese Kanji: 起

This kanji has kunyoumi of お、おこ or た, and it has onyoumi of キ. This character means: rouse, wake up, get up, or rise. It has the following radicals: run, self, and earth. You can remember this kanji with this hint: I get myself up to run in the morning. Our example sentence is: 毎日六時半に[起]きます。まいにちろくじはんにおきます。I get up at 06:30 every day.

Grade	Kun	On	Meaning	Strokes	Example Sentence
JLPT N4	お、おこ、た	キ	rouse, wake up, get up, rise	10	毎日六時半に[起]きます。 まいにちろくじはんにおきます。 I get up at 06:30 every day.