起床する

kishō suru

to get up

毎朝6時に起床する。

I get up at 6 a.m. every morning.

formal

to rise from bed; to wake up

学生は朝7時に起床するよう指示された。

Students were instructed to get up at 7 a.m.

More formal than 起きる; often used in written schedules or announcements.

Collocations

朝に起床するto get up in the morning早く起床するto get up early

to get up early

to stay up late

When writing a diary or speaking casually, use 起きる. Reserve 起床する for official documents, announcements, or when you want a polite tone.

Compound of 起 (rise) + 床 (bed) + する (to do), literally ‘to do rising from the bed’.

Used in formal contexts such as schedules, reports, or news; everyday conversation typically prefers 起きる.

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