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Kanji Grade 3 - 起

Kanji character Grade 3 起. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 起
About
rouse, wake up, get up
Kun: お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
On: キ
10 strokes
Radical: run 走 (赱)
Parts: 土 已 走
 
Onyomi
起源 【キゲン】 origin, beginning, source, rise
起因 【キイン】 cause, origin
突起 【トッキ】 protuberance, projection, prominence, bump, boss, process, apophysis
決起 【ケッキ】 rising to action, standing up against, jumping to one's feet
 
Kunyomi
起きる 【おきる】 to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
起こる 【おこる】 to occur, to happen
起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
起つ 【たつ】 to rise up, to initiate (political) action