起
起 — gi
Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).
Parts that make up 起
How 起 was formed
Traditional analysis treats 起 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 走, 巳.
Korean example words with 起
- 기와起臥 Korean gloss: 일상적인 생활 상태
- 기색起色 Korean gloss: 어떠한 일이 일어날 동정(動靜)
- 계기繼起 Korean gloss: 어떤 일이나 현상이 잇따라 일어남
- 기채起債 Korean gloss: 국가나 공공 단체가 공채를 모집함
- 봉기蜂起 Korean gloss: 벌 떼처럼 떼 지어 세차게 일어남
- 기멸起滅 Korean gloss: 생겨남과 없어짐. 또는 시작함과 끝남
- 기경起耕 Korean gloss: 묵힌 땅이나 생땅을 일구어 논밭을 만듦
- 재기再起 Korean gloss: 역량이나 능력 따위를 모아서 다시 일어섬
- 기복起伏 Korean gloss: 세력이나 기세 따위가 성하였다 쇠하였다 함
- 기함起陷 Korean gloss: 땅바닥이 위로 불쑥 솟거나 밑으로 푹 꺼짐
- 기점起點 Korean gloss: 어떠한 것이 처음으로 일어나거나 시작되는 곳
- 기폭起爆 Korean gloss: 화약이 압력이나 열 따위를 받아서 폭발을 일으키는 현상
Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)
Japanese words with 起
- 起訴きそ prosecution; indictment
- 起用きよう appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
- 提起ていき raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue)
- 起こすおこす to raise; to raise up; to set up
- 発起人ほっきにん originator; promoter
- 躍起やっき desperate; frantic; excited
- 決起けっき rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
- 起源きげん origin; beginning; source
- 起草きそう drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
- 不起訴ふきそ nonprosecution; nonindictment
- 起こるおこる to occur; to happen
- 起点きてん starting point; origin
Characters sharing the phonetic 己
Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.
Other hanja read “기”
Other hanja with radical 走
Some glosses are machine-generated. Sources and licences are listed together — sources and licences