Japanese word

起き上がる

Pronunciation

Romajiokiagaru

Meaning

  • verbget up

Example

床から起き上がります。yuka ka ra o ki a ga ri ma su

I get up from the floor.

Illustration for 起き上がる (get up)

More examples

長時間座ったあと、彼はゆっくり起き上がりました。chō ji kan suwa tta a to kare wa yu kku ri o ki a ga ri ma shi ta

After sitting for a long time, he slowly got up.

Core concept

Expresses the act of raising the body until it is sitting or standing after being down.

Common phrases

  • 床から起き上がるyuka ka ra o ki a ga ru

    get up from the floor

  • ベッドから起き上がるbe ddo ka ra o ki a ga ru

    get up from bed

Similar words

立ち上がるtachiagaru: To move from sitting or lying down into an upright standing position.
起きるokiru: To stop sleeping or leave a bed and begin the day.
起立するkiritsusuru: To assume a standing position in a formal or technical context.

Definition in Japanese

床や寝た姿勢から、上体を起こして座ったり立ったりすること。yuka ya ne ta shi sei ka ra jō tai o o ko shi te suwa tta ri ta tta ri su ru ko to

Word origin

The compound 起き上がる (okiagaru) joins 起きる (okiru, "rise") with 上がる (agaru, "go up"), giving the sense of rising upward.

Usage tips

  • In descriptions of accidents or sports, 起き上がる (okiagaru) commonly marks the moment when someone who is down rises into a sitting or standing position.

Other meanings

  • riseverb
  • sit upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 起き上がりokiagaririsingnoun

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