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起こす

おこす

Readings

おこす

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5s, vtto raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up
  2. 2.
    v5s, vtto wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
  3. 3.
    v5s, vtto cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce
  4. 4.
    v5s, vtto start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open
  5. 5.
    v5s, vtto plough; to plow; to till
  6. 6.
    v5s, vtto fall ill with
  7. 7.
    v5s, vtto transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
  8. 8.
    v5s, vtto turn over (a card)

Kanji breakdown

N310 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

これが彼にかんしゃくを起こさせた。

This flung him into a passion.

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起こすおこす

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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