Translation guide
The English phrase 'get up' covers several distinct actions: rising from bed, standing up from a seated or lying position, and sometimes organizing or arranging something. This guide focuses on the most common physical actions.
To wake up and leave one's bed in the morning or after sleeping.
The most common and general verb for getting up from bed. It implies waking up and leaving the bed.
A more formal, written term for getting up from bed. Often used in schedules or official contexts.
Wake-up time is 7 o'clock.
Literally 'to wake up (one's eyes)'. Focuses on the moment of waking, not necessarily leaving the bed. Often used when someone wakes up from sleep or a nap.
I woke up from a loud noise.
To rise from a sitting, kneeling, or lying position to a standing one.
The standard verb for standing up. It implies the action of rising to one's feet.
He got up from the chair.
Specifically means to get up from a lying or fallen position. Often used when someone has been lying down or has fallen over.
Simply means 'to stand'. It can imply getting up, but it's more about the state of standing. Use 立ち上がる for the action of rising.
To prepare or arrange something, such as a party, a petition, or a schedule.
起きる is for getting out of bed; 立ち上がる is for standing up from a seated or crouching position. Using 起きる to mean 'stand up' can cause confusion.
The loanword ゲットアップ is not used in Japanese to mean 'get up'. Always use the appropriate Japanese verb.
Even though I fell, I got up right away.
He got up from the bed.
Please stand up.