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起おきる

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Common

Pitch accent

Meaning

1

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

６時ろくじごろ起おきた。

I got up at about six.
2

to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake

お子こさんはまだ起おきているのですか。

Is the kid still up?
3

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

「事故じこが起おきれば、すぐにわかるよ」と彼かれは言ゆう。

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

Kanji

暁ギョウ daybreak, dawn, in the event 起キ rouse, wake up, get up

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