Moto 起: Rouse; Wake Up; Get UpKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キ
- Kun'yomi
- お(きる)、お(こる)、お(こす)、おこ(す)、た(つ)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 335 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キ)
- 起訴きそprosecution; indictment
- 起用きようappointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role
- 提起ていきraising (a question); bringing up (a problem)
- 決起けっきrising to action; standing up against
- 発起人ほっきにんoriginator; promoter
- 躍起やっきdesperate; frantic
- 不起訴ふきそnonprosecution; nonindictment
- 起源きげんorigin; beginning
- 起草きそうdrafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
- 起点きてんstarting point; origin
- 起爆きばくignition; detonation
- 起因きいんcause; origin
- 再起さいきcomeback; recovery
- 奮起ふんきstirring; rousing oneself
- 縁起えんぎomen; sign of luck
- 起伏きふくundulation
- 起債きさいissuing of bonds
- 起死回生きしかいせいrevival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation
- 喚起かんきarousal; excitation
- 起訴猶予きそゆうよsuspension of indictment; leaving charge on the file
- 突起とっきprotuberance; projection
- 起工きこうsetting to work
- 起床きしょうrising (from one's bed); getting up
- 一念発起いちねんほっきbeing resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
- 再起動さいきどうrestart; reboot
- 勃起ぼっきerection (usu. penis); standing erect
- 想起そうきremembering; recollection
- 縁起物えんぎものtalisman; lucky charm
- 興起こうきrise; ascendency
- 蜂起ほうきuprising; revolt
- 起動きどうstartup; booting up
- 起業きぎょうstarting a business; promotion of enterprise
- 起立きりつstanding up
- 起算きさんreckoning from some position (e.g. point, date, etc.)
- 隆起りゅうきprotuberance; bulge
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 起こすおこすto raise; to raise up
- 起こるおこるto occur; to happen
- 思い起こすおもいおこすto recall; to remember
- 呼び起こすよびおこすto wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken
- 寝起きねおきlying down and getting up
- 巻き起こすまきおこすto create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
- 引き起こすひきおこすto cause; to induce
- 引き起すひきおこすto cause; to induce
- 掘り起こすほりおこすto dig up; to unearth
- 早起きはやおきearly rising
- 沸き起こるわきおこるto well up; to burst
- 起きるおきるto get up; to rise
- 起き上がりこぼしおきあがりこぼしtumbler; self-righting doll
- 起き上がるおきあがるto rise; to erect
- 起こりおこりsource; origin
- 飛び起きるとびおきるto jump up to one's feet
- かき起こすかきおこすto stir up (e.g. a fire)
- かき起すかきおこすto stir up (e.g. a fire)
- かんしゃくを起こすかんしゃくをおこすto lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
- ことの起こりことのおこりhow it came about; how it originated
- ことを起こすことをおこすto cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
- たたき起こすたたきおこすto wake up; to rouse out of bed
- ひき起こすひきおこすto cause; to induce
- ひき起すひきおこすto cause; to induce
Other readings
- 起き上がり小法師おきあがりこぼしtumbler; self-righting doll
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