起 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 起 mean?
Get up. To stand up. To start work or activity. The beginning of things.
How to read 起?
Kunyomi... おきる/okiru,おこる/okoru,おこす/okosu,たつ/tatsu
Onyomi... キ/ki
jinmeikun... oki, tatsu, yuki, kazu,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 8D77 起 (For HTML use) |
起 / related names
- Name:
- koki
- Katakana:
- コウキ
- Name:
- mizuki
- Katakana:
- ミズキ
- Name:
- ritsuki
- Katakana:
- リツキ
- Name:
- ikki
- Katakana:
- イッキ
- Name:
- masaki
- Katakana:
- マサキ
- Name:
- itsuki
- Katakana:
- イツキ
- Name:
- koki
- Katakana:
- コウキ
- Name:
- yukino
- Katakana:
- ユキノ
- 2
- Kanji:
- 有起乃
- Meaning:
-
- 有To exist. To have. To keep. To hold on to. Also. In addition to. Wealth. Property.
- 起Get up. To stand up. To start work or activity. The beginning of things.
- 乃In other words. For that reason. So. A long time ago. In the past. You. A second-person pronoun for a person of equal or inferior status. The word for "no" is used in particles.
- Name:
- hideki
- Katakana:
- ヒデキ
- Name:
- aki
- Katakana:
- アキ
- Name:
- yuki
- Katakana:
- ユウキ
- Name:
- hiroki
- Katakana:
- ヒロキ
- Name:
- takito
- Katakana:
- タキト
- 1
- Kanji:
- 太起人
- Meaning:
-
- 太Abundantly large. Large in circumference. Thick. Flabby. Very. A word used to refer to a person of high rank or status.
- 起Get up. To stand up. To start work or activity. The beginning of things.
- 人People. Human beings. Humanity. Every single person. People. Grown-ups. Adults. Personality. Character. A word used to count people.
- Name:
- masaki
- Katakana:
- マサキ
- Name:
- tatsuki
- Katakana:
- タツキ
- Name:
- yukio
- Katakana:
- ユキオ
- Name:
- yuki
- Katakana:
- ユキ
- Name:
- kazuto
- Katakana:
- カズト
- Name:
- ryuki
- Katakana:
- リュウキ
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