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[おこり()]
okori
noun

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English Meaning(s) for 起

noun
  1. source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

Definition and Synonyms for 起

Beginning the event consisting of the start of something
Synonyms: はじめ, むくり, 元始, 冒頭, 出だし, 初口, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開き, 幕開け, 序開き, 振り出し, 振り出す, 最初, , , 源流, 濫觴, 発端, 芽出し, 起こり, 起こる, 起源, 起首
Cause events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
Synonyms: むくり, 原因, , 導因, , 素因, , 誘因, 起こり, 起こる
Beginning the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Synonyms: はじめ, むくり, ルーツ, オリジン, 元始, 出だし, 出始め, 出始める, 初め, 初める, 初口, 初手, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開き, 幕開け, 序開き, 根元, 根源, 淵源, , , 源流, 濫觴, 発祥, 発端, 糸口, 芽出し, 芽生え, 芽生える, 起こり, 起こる, 起源, 起点, 起首, 開闢

Meanings for each kanji in 起

» rouse; wake up; get up

Categories 起 is a member of

Occurrence an event that happens
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Point the precise location of something
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Origin an event that is a beginning
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