起

Rise, Wake Up

お(きる) (okiru), お(こる) (okoru), お(こす) (okosu)

JLPT N4

Interesting Fact

The kanji 起 appears in 起床 (kishou), meaning 'getting out of bed.' Many Japanese alarm clock apps use this word to indicate wake-up time.

Imagine your alarm ringing and you suddenly sit up in bed. That action of getting up helps you remember 起 means 'rise' or 'wake up.'

Onyomi: キ (ki)

Kunyomi: お(きる) (okiru), お(こる) (okoru), お(こす) (okosu)

起きる

おきる (okiru)

To wake up

起床

きしょう (kishou)

Getting up

起こす

おこす (okosu)

To wake someone up

私は毎朝六時に起きます。

わたしはまいあさろくじにおきます。

watashi wa maiasa rokuji ni okimasu

I wake up at six every morning.