Translation guide
The English phrase 'get up' covers several distinct actions: rising from bed, standing up from a seated or lying position, and sometimes organizing or arranging something. This guide focuses on the most common physical actions.
To wake up and leave one's bed in the morning or after sleeping.
The most common and general verb for getting up from bed. It implies waking up and leaving the bed.
To rise from a sitting, kneeling, or lying position to a standing one.
To prepare or arrange something, such as a party, a petition, or a schedule.
General verb for 'to prepare'. Use this when 'get up' means to organize or set up something.
パーティーを準備している。
I'm getting up a party.
Means 'to plan' or 'to organize' an event or project. Suitable for more formal planning.
起きる is for getting out of bed; 立ち上がる is for standing up from a seated or crouching position. Using 起きる to mean 'stand up' can cause confusion.
The loanword ゲットアップ is not used in Japanese to mean 'get up'. Always use the appropriate Japanese verb.
A more formal, written term for getting up from bed. Often used in schedules or official contexts.
起床時間は7時です。
Wake-up time is 7 o'clock.
Literally 'to wake up (one's eyes)'. Focuses on the moment of waking, not necessarily leaving the bed. Often used when someone wakes up from sleep or a nap.
大きな音で目を覚ました。
I woke up from a loud noise.
The standard verb for standing up. It implies the action of rising to one's feet.
彼は椅子から立ち上がった。
He got up from the chair.
転んでもすぐに立ち上がった。
Even though I fell, I got up right away.
Specifically means to get up from a lying or fallen position. Often used when someone has been lying down or has fallen over.
彼はベッドから起き上がった。
He got up from the bed.
Simply means 'to stand'. It can imply getting up, but it's more about the state of standing. Use 立ち上がる for the action of rising.
どうぞ立ってください。
Please stand up.
新しいイベントを企画しています。
We are getting up a new event.