10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

rouse, wake up, get up

Kun'yomi
  • to get up ②to wake up ③to occur (usu. of unfavorable incidents)
  • to occur
  • to raise ②to wake ③to cause ④to start
  • to raise ②to wake ③to cause ④to start
  • to take action
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

きるこるこす 72.7%
24.9%
おこ 2.3%
0.2%

Character Breakdown

rouse, wake up, get up
お.きる キ おこ.す (3rd, N4)
run
はし.る ソウ はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)

Common Words

to get up ②to wake up ③to occur (usu. of unfavorable incidents)
to raise ②to wake ③to cause ④to start
incurable (illness)
remembering ②anamnesis ③recall (memory)
to create (a sensation) ②to raise (a cloud of dust)
to cause ②to pull upright
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References

Unicode hex code 8D77
JIS X 0208 1-21-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4541
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5849
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3307
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4099
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37048
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 373
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 374
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 181
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 256
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 268
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 352
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 246
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 128
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.15
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1755
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 532
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b7.11
Four corner code 4780.1
De Roo Code 1470