起

Meaning

起 centers on the action of rising or causing to rise: waking up, getting up from rest, or rousing someone into activity.

• 起こるおこる
  N4

  to occur; to happen

• 起きるおきる
  N5

  to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)

• 起こすおこす
  N4

  to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up

• 起動きどう
  N2

  startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

• 勃起ぼっき

  erection (of the penis); becoming erect; stiffening

• 起訴きそ
  N1

  prosecution; indictment

• 起用きよう

  appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion

• 引き起こすひきおこす
  N1

  to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke

• 起源きげん
  N1

  origin; beginning; source

• 早起きはやおき
  N4

  getting up early; early rising

• 提起ていき
  N1

  raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue); presenting

• 喚起かんき

  arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation

• 起因きいん

  to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; to stem from; to be due to

• 縁起えんぎ
  N1

  omen; sign of luck

• 突起とっき

  protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss; process; apophysis

• 起点きてん
  N1

  starting point; origin

• 起床きしょう
  N2

  rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

• 起爆きばく

  ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion

• 再起さいき
  N1

  comeback; recovery; restoration; rally

• 起立きりつ
  N1

  standing up

• 躍起やっき

  desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

• 隆起りゅうき

  protuberance; bulge; protrusion; projection; swell

• 起伏きふく
  N1

  undulation

• 決起けっき

  rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

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