Lingaku起こす【おこす】
Frequency rank: 871.
- 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 producesee also 熾す【おこす】
- to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to opensee also 興す【おこす】
- to plough; to plow; to till
- to fall ill with
- to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
- to turn over (a card)
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 起こす【おこす】Frequency rank: 871.
- 起す【おこす】Frequency rank: 27,617. – 27,800.
- おこすFrequency rank: 18,400. – 18,474.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 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
- 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)
This meaning refers to the action of lifting something physically or metaphorically, or initiating something.
I picked up my friend at the station.
This meaning relates to the process of becoming awake from sleep.
I am woken up by the alarm every morning.
He woke up during the class.
This meaning indicates the act of causing an effect or outcome, often used in a more abstract sense.
This meaning refers to the initiation of an activity or organization.
I decided to start a new project.
This meaning describes the act of preparing the soil for planting crops, typically using agricultural equipment.
The farmer ploughed the field.
This meaning relates to the onset of illness or disease.
She fell ill with a cold.
This meaning is used when referring to the act of recording spoken words in written form.
This meaning indicates the action of flipping a card from one side to the other.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おこす起こすことthe act of raising or waking upおこす起こすてつだい手伝いをするto help wake someone upじこ事故をおこす起こすto cause an accidentもんだい問題をおこす起こすto create a problemさわぎ騒ぎをおこす起こすto raise a commotionねぼう寝坊しておこす起こすto oversleep and wake someone upめ目をおこす起こすto open one's eyesかくめい革命をおこす起こすto start a revolutionおと音をおこす起こすto make a soundあたらしい新しいぷろじぇくとプロジェクトをおこす起こすto launch a new projectかれ彼をおこさない起こさないようにするto try not to wake him upおかねお金をおこす起こすto raise funds
Example sentences
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Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.
I'm begging you, before freaking out on me listen to the end of what I have to say.
Why would a university lecturer of all people end up responsible for a murder?
Please remember to wake me up at seven tomorrow.
Please remember to wake me up at six tomorrow morning.
Please remember to wake me up at six tomorrow morning.
Please remember to wake me up at six tomorrow morning.