起きる

おきる

To wake up; to get up; to happen

N5verb·okiru

How to remember it

Ichidan verb; related to 置く — rising up from rest or arising from nothing.

Example sentences

  • 朝六時に起きます。

    あさろくじにおきます。

    I get up at six in the morning.

  • 変なことが起きました。

    へんなことがおきました。

    A strange thing happened.

Usage

One verb, two senses: waking/getting up and an event occurring.

Related words

寝る目が覚める

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