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起こす

起す

Reading

Kana: おこす
Romaji: okosu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5s
vt
1

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up

2

to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken

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

See also: 熾す (reading おこす)
4

to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open

See also: 興す (reading おこす)
5

to plough; to plow; to till

6

to fall ill with

7

to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)

8

to turn over (a card)

Kanji

Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up

Example Sentences

()()こして。
➥Get me up at eight.
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(かれ)癇癪(かんしゃく)()こした。
➥He got his dander up.
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肉離(にくばな)れを()こしました。
➥I pulled a muscle.
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()()()こすな。
➥Let sleeping dogs lie.
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(ねむ)れる獅子(しし)()こすな。
➥Let sleeping dogs lie.
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()ている()()こすな。
➥Let sleeping dogs lie.
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