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N4 Kanji 45: 起
Meaning of kanji 起:

In Japanese, 起 means “to get up”.
How to read kanji 起:
Kunyomi | お |
Onyomi | き |
How to write kanji 起:

Origin of kanji 起:

You can see that someone is running here.
You need to get up in order to run, right?
So kanji 起 stands for “to get up”.

Development of kanji 起:

Vocabulary containing kanji 起:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
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起きる | おきる | to get up |
起こす | おこす | to wake up |
起こる | おこる | to occur |
引き起こす | ひきおこす | to cause |
起源 | きげん | origin |
提起 | ていき | raise |
起動 | きどう | open |
起き上がる | おきあがる | to get up |
起訴 | きそ | prosecution |
縁起 | えんぎ | auspicious |
起因 | きいん | cause |
喚起 | かんき | evocation |
想起 | そうき | recollection |
起点 | きてん | starting point |
起用 | きよう | appointment |
早起き | はやおき | get up early |
起伏 | きふく | ups and downs |
起業する | きぎょう | start-up |
起床 | きしょう | getting up |
突起 | とっき | protrusion |
起立 | きりつ | standing up |
再起動 | さいきどう | reboot |
起爆 | きばく | detonation |
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