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Stroke Count
10 Strokes
Radical
走 + 3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. rouse, wake up, get up
Readings
Kun'yomi: お.きる、お.こす、お.こる。(Jouyou Reading)
おこ.す、た.つ。
On'yomi: コ。(Go-on Reading)
キ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 起

Dictionary Entry for 起

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

Stroke Order Diagrams for 起

Construction of Character for 起

Radicals and parts present in 起
» Radical run
» Part soil, earth, ground, Turkey
» Part stop, halt, previously, already, long ago
Origin and construction of 起

Kanji related to 起

Meanings in Other Languages for 起

French
  1. se lever, se réveiller, début, se produire, provoquer
Portuguese
  1. despertar, acordar, levantar
Spanish
  1. despertar, levantarse, comenzar, comienzo, despertar a alguien

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