No. 2,258 in Japanese
起きる
"起きる" means "to wake up" or "to occur."
In a sentence
朝6時に起きるのは習慣になっています。
Waking up at 6:00 AM every morning has become a habit.
In this sentence, '起きる' refers to the act of waking up from sleep.
地震が昨日の夜に起きました。
An earthquake occurred last night.
Here, '起きる' describes the occurrence of an event, specifically an earthquake.
この問題はどうやって起きたのでしょうか。
How did this problem arise?
In this context, '起きる' pertains to the arising or happening of an issue.
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