Vocab Info
N4 う-verb (す), Transitive verb
起こす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)
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Common
う-verb (す), Transitive verb
1.
to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up
う-verb (す), Transitive verb
2.
to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken
う-verb (す), Transitive verb
3.
to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
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う-verb (す), Transitive verb
4.
to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open
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う-verb (す), Transitive verb
5.
to plough, to plow, to till
う-verb (す), Transitive verb
6.
to fall ill with
う-verb (す), Transitive verb
7.
to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken)
う-verb (す), Transitive verb
8.
to turn over (a card)
All Forms
起こす 【おこす】、起す 【おこす】
Details
Pitch Accent
お
こ
す
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倒れた人を起こす。
To rouse a person who has collapsed.
朝9時に母を起こす。
I wake up my mother at 9:00 a.m.
倒れている自転車を見つけたので起こしました。
Since I found a fallen bicycle, I picked it up.
子供が父に:「明日朝の7時に起こしてください。」
Child to his father: 'Please wake me up tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m.'
増税に我慢できなくなった住民たちが反乱を起こした。
Residents who could no longer tolerate higher taxes revolted.
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