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Meaning of 起き上がる(おきあがる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 起き上がる, 起きあがる, 起き上る, 起上がる, 起上る

Kana Reading おきあがる

Romaji okiagaru

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb

Meaning

to rise; to erect; to get up

Example Sentences

起き上がる, 起きあがる, 起き上る, 起上がる, 起上る, おきあがる used in context

僕(しもべ)は起きあがった(おきあがる)。

I heaved myself up.
彼(あれ)は起き上がって(おきあがる)、台所(だいどころ)の電気(でんき)を消したかどうか確かめた(たしかめる)。

He got up to see if he had turned off the light in the kitchen.
彼(あれ)はソファーの上(うえ)で横になっていた(よこになる)が、彼(あれ)女が部屋(へや)に入る(いる)と起き上(うえ)がった(おきあがる)。

He was lying on the sofa, but sat up as she entered the room.
男(おとこ)は起き上がって(おきあがる)煙草(たばこ)をふかした。

The man got up and smoked.
鐘(かね)が鳴る(なる)とすぐ我々(われわれ)は起き上がった(おきあがる)。

Directly the bell rang, we got up.
患者(かんじゃ)は起き上がる(おきあがる)ことを許された(ゆるす)。

The patient was allowed up.

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain

起き上がる

Plain Polite

起き上がります

Negative

起き上がらない

Negative Polite

起き上がりません

Past

Plain

起き上がった

Plain Polite

起き上がりました

Negative

起き上がらなかった

Negative Polite

起き上がりませんでした

Plain

起き上がって

Plain Polite

起き上がりまして

Negative

Negative Polite

Passive

Plain

起き上がられる

Plain Polite

起き上がられます

Negative

起き上がられない

Negative Polite

起き上がられません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

起 JLPT 4

rouse, wake up, get up

On: キ

Kun: お.きる, お.こる, お.こす, おこ.す, た.つ

10 strokes

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上 JLPT 5

above, up

On: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン

Kun: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す

3 strokes

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