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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 9

起 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

rise; occur

On: キki
Kun: おきるokiru おこるokoru おこすokosu たつtatsu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

起10 strokes

How to write 起: stroke order

起 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

起 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 起 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 起

The parts 起 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

走
run
Radical
己
self

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 9

特 specialOnトク、ドクKunおうし、とりわけ、ひとり風 wind; styleOnフ、フウKunかぜ、かざ、ならわし夜 nightOnヤKunよる、よ空 sky; emptyOnクウKunから、あく、あける有 have; existOnユウ、ウKunある、もつ起 rise; occurOnキKunおきる、おこる、おこす運 carry; luckOnウンKunはこぶ、めぐる、さだめ料 material; feeOnリョウKunはかる楽 enjoyment; ease; musicOnガク、ラク、ゴウKunたのしい、たのしむ、このむ色 colorOnショク、シキKunいろ