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Conjugations for 起きる

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okiru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb

English Meaning(s) for 起きる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
  2. to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
  3. to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

Definition and Synonyms for 起きる

Bob Up originate or come into being
Synonyms: なる, 持ち上がる, 沸き起こる, 浮かぶ, 湧く, 湧き上がる, 生む, 生じる, 生ずる, 生まれる, 生起, 発する, 発生, 芽生える, 起きる, 起こる
Arouse stop sleeping
Synonyms: 寝覚める, 目覚める, 覚める, 覚醒, 起きる
Arise result or issue
Synonyms: 生じる, 生ずる, 生起, 起きる, 起こる
Come About come to pass
Synonyms: ある, 生じる, 生ずる, 生起, 発する, 発生, 行う, 行われる, 起きる, 起こる
Befall happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
Synonyms: できる, 偶発, 出来, 出来, 持ち上がる, 生じる, 生ずる, 生起, 発生, 起きる, 起こる
Develop come into existence
Synonyms: 生起, 発出, 発生, 起きる, 起こる
Uprise get up and out of bed
Synonyms: 起きる, 起床
Stand Up be standing
Synonyms: 押っ立つ, 立つ, 立ち上る, 立ち上がる, 起つ, 起きる, 起き上がる, 起立
Uprise rise to one's feet
Synonyms: 立つ, 立ち上る, 立ち上がる, 起きる, 起き上がる, 起立
Rise Up come to the surface
Synonyms: 浮かぶ, 浮上, 浮かび上がる, 浮き上がる, 浮き出す, 浮き出る, 浮び出る, 浮揚, 生ずる, 起きる
Stand Up be upright
Synonyms: 押っ立つ, 立つ, 立ち上る, 立ち上がる, 起つ, 起きる, 起き上がる, 起立
Develop take on form or shape
Synonyms: 生起, 発出, 発生, 起きる, 起こる

Meanings for each kanji in 起きる

» rouse; wake up; get up

Categories 起きる is a member of

Turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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Come About come to pass
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Rest not move
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Go Up travel up,
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Become come into existence
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Change Posture undergo a change in bodily posture
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 起きる

Conjugations for 起きる

masu stem
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oki
Negative stem
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oki
te-form
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okite
Negative te-form
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okinakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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okinaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okiru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okinai
Past Indicative Form
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okita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okinakatta
Presumptive Form
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okiyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okimasen
Past Indicative Form
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okimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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okimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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okitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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okitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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okita
te-form
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okitakute
Negative te-form
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okitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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okitaku
Provisional Form
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okitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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okitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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okitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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okitakunakattara
Objective Form
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okitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okiro
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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okireba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okinakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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okinakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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okitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okinakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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okitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okirareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okirarenai
Past Indicative Form
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okirareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okirarenakatta
masu-stem
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okirare
te-form
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okirarete
Negative te-form
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okirarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okiraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okiraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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okiraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okiraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okireru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okirenai
Past Indicative Form
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okireta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okirenakatta
te-form
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okirete
Negative te-form
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okirenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okiremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okiremasen
Past Indicative Form
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okiremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okiremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okirareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okirarenai
Past Indicative Form
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okirareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okirarenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
okirare
te-form
[()····]
okirarete
Negative te-form
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okirarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okiraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okiraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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okiraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okiraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okisaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okisasenai
Past Indicative Form
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okisaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okisasenakatta
masu stem
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okisase
te-form
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okisasete
Negative te-form
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okisasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okisasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okisasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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okisasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okisasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okisaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okisaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
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okisaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okisaserarenakatta
masu stem
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okisaserare
te-form
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okisaserarete
Negative te-form
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okisaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okisaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okisaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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okisaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okisaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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okin
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okizu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okinu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okizaru

Transitive pair for 起きる

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okosu
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[おこ()·]
okosu

English Meanings:

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up
  2. to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
  3. to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce
  4. to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open
  5. to plough; to plow; to till
  6. to fall ill with
  7. to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
  8. to turn over (a card)

Sample Sentences for 起きる

I stayed up late last night.
When I woke up, no-one was at home, and I was abandoned all day.
I must get up as early as I can tomorrow morning.
We got up at dawn.
It is too early to get up.

Comments for 起きる

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Back then I keep wondering whether this verb with the exact same Kanji means "get up" or 'happen". Turns out it can be used for both.

#1 Posted by Monox D. I-Fly over 6 years ago


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