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起おきる

Kana おきる Romaji okiru

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01ichidan verb · intransitive

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)

02ichidan verb · intransitive

to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake

Examples

6時ごろ起きた。

I got up at about six.

Tatoeba #235061

お子さんはまだ起きているのですか。

Is the kid still up?

Tatoeba #227112

「事故が起きれば、すぐにわかるよ」と彼は言う。

"If there is an accident," he says, "they will know right away."

Tatoeba #236286

Source

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