► 動詞
起きる [(2)おきる] meaning: get up rank: 1
☆ 体中が痛くてベッドから起きれなかった ⇨ My body was sore all over and I wasn’t able to get up from the bed (☛ Get up from a lying position. Not interchangeable with 起こる)
起きる [(2)おきる] meaning: happen rank: 1
☆ この交差点では事故が頻繁に起きる ⇨ Accidents happen frequently in this intersection
☆ 神戸で大地震が起きた ⇨ A big earthquake happened in Kobe (☛ Strictly speaking 起こる is the correct “to happen” but colloquially 起きる is used interchangeably)
起きる [(2)おきる] meaning: wake rank: 1
☆ 私は今朝早く起きた ⇨ I got up early this morning (☛ Not interchangeable with 起こる)
☆ もう寝てた？いや、未だ起きてたよ ⇨ Were you already sleeping? No, I was still up (☛ 起きる is the act of waking up, 起きている is staying awake)