KANJI
起
occur
wake up, rouse, get up, rise, start, initiate, cause
Kun'yomi
おおこ
On'yomi
き
Kun'yomi
毎朝七時に起きる。
I wake up at seven every morning.
事故が道で起った。
An accident occurred on the road.
On'yomi
起立してください。
Please stand up.
地震が起因で火事になった。
The earthquake was the cause of the fire.
Practice exercises
1
起
Answer
occurwake uprisestart
2
起きる
to wake up, to get up
Answer
おきる
3
起こす
to wake (someone) up, to cause
Answer
おこす
4
起源
origin, source
Answer
きげん
5
起業
starting a business, entrepreneurship
Answer
きぎょう