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    3. 起こる

    起こる

    起おこ​る​

    to occur

    N3KMT7News #15+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab13 strokes

    起る

    おこる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to occur, to happen

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    何なにか問もん題だいが起おこりましたか？

    Did something happen?

    KMT3Daily Life
    毎まい日にち、様さま々ざまなことが私わたしの周まわりで起おこっています。

    Many different things happen around me every day.

    KMT6Daily Life
    予よ期きせぬ出で来き事ごとが起おこり、計けい画かくが変へん更こうされました。

    An unexpected event occurred, and the plan was changed.

    KMT7Daily Life
    地じ震しんはいつ起つおこるかわからないので、常つねに備そなえが必ひつ要ようです。

    Since we don't know when an earthquake will occur, we always need to be prepared.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    歴れき史し上じょう、同おなじような悲ひ劇げきが何なん度ども起おこっている。

    Historically, similar tragedies have occurred many times.

    KMT8History

    Characters that make up this word

    起
    お.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つ…(1)
    rouse・wake up・get up
    Kanji
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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