起きる【おきる】
Frequency rank: 535.
- to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
- to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
- to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Forms
- 起きる【おきる】Frequency rank: 535.
- おきるFrequency rank: 1,146.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] gets up when in [Condition]
[Fire] blazes up at [Place]
[Event] occurs at [Time]
[Problem] occurs in [Situation]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
- to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
- to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
This meaning of "起きる" is used when referring to getting up from a lying position, rising from a seated position, or flames flaring up.
This usage of "起きる" indicates waking up from sleep or being conscious and alert.
This meaning of "起きる" is used to describe events or incidents that happen, often implying negative outcomes.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おきる起きるきごう(おきるきごう)to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)あさ朝はやく早くおきる起きるto wake up early in the morningおそく遅くまでおきる起きるto stay up lateじこ事故がおきる起きるan accident occursじけん事件がおきる起きるan incident happensかじ火事がおきる起きるa fire breaks outもんだい問題がおきる起きるa problem arisesめがさめて目が覚めておきる起きるto wake up and get upけいかく計画がおきる起きるa plan takes shape
Generated related terms (experimental)
おきる起きる【おきる】
To get up or rise from sleep; to wake up; can also refer to something happening or occurring.
ねる寝る【ねる】
To go to bed or sleep; the opposite action of waking up.
めざめる目覚める【めざめる】
To awaken or come to consciousness; can refer to both literal and metaphorical awakenings.
To occur or happen, often used in the context of events or incidents, typically unfavorable.
おこなう行う【おこなう】
To carry out or conduct; can be used more generally for actions or events taking place.
Example sentences
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Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.
The brain waves during REM sleep are the same as when awake, and it's the stage when you have dreams.
"Pet loss" refers to the reactions of shock and anger that occur in owners who have been bereaved of their pets.
To get up in the morning, and there be someone to say good morning to - I haven't had this feeling for a long time.
Certainly she wouldn't have dreamt that I would get up promptly without grumbling.
Was your difficulty in getting up back then also because you wanted to be chastized I wonder?
The people in the next room stay up until all hours doing God knows what.
When Yoko and I heard the sirens stop nearby, we quickly decided to go check it out.