起きる (Okiru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
Examples
問題でも起きたのか。
Is something wrong?
連日交通事故が起きる。
Traffic accidents happen daily.
夜中過ぎに起きました。
We woke up after midnight.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).