彼は明治維新からとき起こした。

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彼は明治維新からとき起こした。

English Translation

He began his lecture with the Meiji Restoration.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は明治維新(めいじいしん)からとき起(お)こした。

Romanji

Kare wa Meijiishin kara toki okoshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

明治維新 (めいじいしん)

Meiji Restoration

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

起こす (おこす)

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)