起 kanji: meaning “rouse”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N410 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- rouse
- On'yomi
- キ
- Kun'yomi
- お・きる、お・こる、お・こす、おこ・す
Picture story to remember 起
Rouse a sleeping snake (己) and you had better run (走).
How to write 起: stroke order
起 is written with 10 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 起
- 起源きげんorigin
- 起こすおこすto raise
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