| 1919 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 193 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1495 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 430 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1340 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1423 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 832 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 213 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1438 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 762 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1035 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 875 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2326 | Morohashi |
| 1119 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 866 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1100 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1254 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 励起 【レイキ】 (electrical) excitation
- 励起状態 【レイキジョウタイ】 excited state
- 精励 【セイレイ】 diligence, industry, assiduity, hard work
- 刻苦精励 【コックセイレイ】 being arduous, working diligently enduring hardships, making a strenuous effort
Kun reading compounds
- 励む 【はげむ】 to work hard, to try hard, to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to devote oneself to, to make an effort, to be zealous
- 励ます 【はげます】 to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer (someone) up, to raise (one's voice)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeo
Spanish
- aliento
- estímulo
- esfuerzo
- diligencia
- alentar
- estimular
- esforzarse
- ser diligente
Portuguese
- encorajar
- estar diligente
- inspirar
French
- encourager
- être appliqué
- pousser à
| 3345 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 7422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52b1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
374 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 起源 【キゲン】 origin, beginning, source, rise
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 突起 【トッキ】 protuberance, projection, prominence, protrusion, bump, boss, process, apophysis
- 決起 【ケッキ】 rising to action, standing up against, jumping to one's feet
Kun reading compounds
- 起きる 【おきる】 to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
- 起こる 【おこる】 to occur, to happen
- 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
- 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
- 起つ 【たつ】 to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- despertar
- levantarse
- comenzar
- comienzo
- despertar a alguien
Portuguese
- despertar
- acordar
- levantar
French
- se lever
- se réveiller
- début
- se produire
- provoquer
| 181 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 268 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 250 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 443 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4541 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 579 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 256 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1262 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 373 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 374 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 128 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1755 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2079 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2818 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 532 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 37048 | Morohashi |
| 3307 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5849 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 526 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 565 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 246 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 352 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1470 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4780.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8d77 | Unicode hex code |