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起 = 走 + 己

起 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rouse”. It is built from 走 (run) and 己 (self). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 565.

Keyword
rouse
RTK frame
565
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お.きる, お.こる, お.こす, おこ.す, た.つ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
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Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
起 rise

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 走 run
  2. 己 self

Alternative decomposition

  1. 巳 sign of the snake
  2. 走 run

How to find 起 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “run” + “self”. 起 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 起 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.