Japanese Words Containing 起

Word	Reading	Definition	JLPT
起る	おこる	to occur; to happen	n4
起す	おこす	to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up	n4
起きる	おきる	to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up	n5
起こる	おこる	to occur; to happen	n4
起つ	たつ	to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself	n5
起こす	おこす	to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up	n4
起	おこり	source; origin; cause; beginning
起源	きげん	origin; beginning; source	n1
縁起	えんぎ	omen; sign of luck; origin; history	n2
起きあがる	おきあがる	to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up	n3
起り	おこり	source; origin; cause; beginning
起伏	きふく	undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows	n1
思い起す	おもいおこす	to recall; to remember	n1
起き直る	おきなおる	to sit up
起し	おこし	development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up	n2
起き上がる	おきあがる	to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up	n3
起居	ききょ	one's daily life; condition; well-being; state of one's health
飛び起きる	とびおきる	to jump up to one's feet
喚起	かんき	arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation	n1
引き起こす	ひきおこす	to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke	n1
躍起	やっき	desperate; frantic; excited; worked up	n2
起因	きいん	to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; to stem from
寝起き	ねおき	lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with)
起原	きげん	origin; beginning; source	n3
想起	そうき	remembering; recollection; calling to mind; anamnesis	n2
惹起	じゃっき	bringing about; cause; provocation
起き出す	おきだす	to get out of bed; to show a leg
早起き	はやおき	getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird	n4
叩き起す	たたきおこす	to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
隆起	りゅうき	protuberance; bulge; protrusion; projection
起点	きてん	starting point; origin	n1
起床	きしょう	rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed	n2
呼び起こす	よびおこす	to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories)	n1
発起	ほっき	originating (something); coming up with the idea; starting (something); initiating
起臥	きが	daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep	n1
奮起	ふんき	stirring; rousing oneself
引き起す	ひきおこす	to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke	n1
突起	とっき	protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion	n2
起立	きりつ	standing up	n2
起訴	きそ	prosecution; indictment	n3
提起	ていき	raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue); presenting	n1
再起	さいき	comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
起用	きよう	appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion	n1
思い起こす	おもいおこす	to recall; to remember	n1
蜂起	ほうき	uprising; revolt	n2
起草	きそう	drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up	n2
起きぬけ	おきぬけ	first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
起業	きぎょう	starting a business; promotion of enterprise	n1
起動	きどう	startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer)	n1
起重機	きじゅうき	crane; derrick
発起人	ほっきにん	originator; promoter
蹶起	けっき	rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet	n1
抱き起こす	だきおこす	to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
朝起き	あさおき	early rising
生起	せいき	occurrence; taking place; happening	n1
起稿	きこう	beginning writing (a draft); drafting	n2
揺り起こす	ゆりおこす	to shake someone awake
奮い起す	ふるいおこす	to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
巻き起こす	まきおこす	to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust)
起き伏し	おきふし	rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly
起死回生	きしかいせい	revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
巻き起す	まきおこす	to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust)
起算	きさん	reckoning from some position (e.g. point, date, etc.)
縁起物	えんぎもの	talisman; lucky charm
起こり得る	おこりうる	to be possible to occur
起請	きしょう	vow	n2
奮い起つ	ふるいたつ	to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
興起	こうき	rise; ascendency; aroused energy; high-spirited action
継起	けいき	occurring in succession	n2
起請文	きしょうもん	religious oath in writing; written vow to the gods
起工	きこう	setting to work	n2
掻き起す	かきおこす	to stir up (e.g. a fire)
振起	しんき	encouragement; stimulation	n1
勃起	ぼっき	erection (of the penis); becoming erect; stiffening; welling up (of an emotion)
掘り起こす	ほりおこす	to dig up; to unearth; to uncover	n1
起き抜け	おきぬけ	first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
起案	きあん	drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up
起こりうる	おこりうる	to be possible to occur
たたき起こす	たたきおこす	to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
起業家	きぎょうか	entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
起源説	きげんせつ	theory of origins; origin hypothesis
わき起こる	わきおこる	to well up; to burst; to arise
七転び八起き	ななころびやおき	not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; falling seven times, getting up eight; the vicissitudes of life
書き起す	かきおこす	to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
縁起直し	えんぎなおし	change of fortune; trying to change one's luck
起動時	きどうじ	startup (point in) time
起承転結	きしょうてんけつ	introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
励起	れいき	excitation; stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
起句	きく	opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem	n5
起筆	きひつ	beginning to write; beginning of a brush-stroke
振り起す	ふりおこす	to stir up; to stimulate
奮い起こす	ふるいおこす	to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
起電	きでん	generation of electricity
起伏し	おきふし	rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly
沸き起る	わきおこる	to well up; to burst; to arise
決起	けっき	rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet	n1
起立性	きりつせい	orthostatic
沸き起こる	わきおこる	to well up; to burst; to arise
再起動	さいきどう	restart; reboot
縁起もの	えんぎもの	talisman; lucky charm

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