おきる

きる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

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

    • 6時ごろ起きた。
      I got up at about six.
  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake

    • お子さんはまだ起きているのですか。
      Is the kid still up?
  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place

    • 「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."