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きる

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to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire) — 起きる
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きる

okiru

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
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  1. to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)

    EXAMPLE
    ()きる時間(じかん)だ。
    It's time to get up.
  2. to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake

    EXAMPLE
    (さむ)(あさ)()きるのが(つら)い。
    It is difficult to wake up on cold mornings.
  3. to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

    EXAMPLE
    交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)()きたみたい
    It looks like there was a car accident (occurred)

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