起おき上あがる

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

get up; rise; stand up; sit up

Describes the action of moving from a lying or sitting position to an upright posture. Can be used literally for people getting out of bed or rising from a fall, and figuratively for recovering from difficulty.

朝あさ、ベッドから起おき上あがるのがつらい。
It's hard to get out of bed in the morning.

転ころんだが、すぐに起おき上あがった。

I fell, but I got up right away.

彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいから起おき上あがって、もう一いち度ど挑ちょう戦せんした。

He rose from his failure and tried again.

Written forms

起おき上あがるUsage59%
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起おきあがるUsage28%
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起おき上あがるUsage9%
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おきあがるUsage3%
起おき上あがるUsage1%
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起おき上あがるUsage<1%
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Kanji

起rouse, wake up, get up
上above, up

Similar words

起おきる
起きる is more general for 'waking up' or 'occurring', while 起き上がる specifically emphasizes the physical action of rising to an upright position.
立たち上あがる
立ち上がる focuses on standing up from a seated or crouched position, whereas 起き上がる includes rising from lying down.

Etymology

Compound of 起き (oki, continuative form of 起きる 'to get up') + 上がる (agaru, 'to rise'). The combination reinforces the idea of rising upward from a lower position.