Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to wake (someone) up (roughly), to rouse out of bed.
  2. to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
叩き起こす たたきおこす
 
 
 
 
 
たたき起こす たたきおこす
 
 
叩き起す たたきおこす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strike, beat, kow tow
たた.く はた.く コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
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)