Vocab Info
N5 る-verb, Intransitive verb
起きるto get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire)
Dictionary Definition
Common
- る-verb, Intransitive verb - 1. - to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire) 
- 2. - to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake 
- 3. - to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place 
 
All Forms
起きる 【おきる】
Details
- お 
- き 
- る 
 
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Examples
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- 明日は七時に起きる。 - Tomorrow I will wake up at 7 a.m. - N5
 
- 事故が起きました。 - An accident happened. - N5
 
- 父:「変な時間に寝たり起きたりするな。」 - Father: 'Don't sleep and wake up at abnormal times.' - N5
 
- 今日は休日なので、朝の10時に起きました。 - Today is a holiday, so I woke up at ten in the morning. - N5
 
- 私は朝早く起きると気分が良くなる。 - I feel better when I wake up early in the morning. - N4
 
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