起おこす
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Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) 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
4. to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open
5. to plough; to plow; to till
6. to feel (an emotion, desire, etc.); to be moved to; to summon up; to muster
7. to fall ill with
8. to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
9. to turn over (a card)
Other spellings
起おこす
Kanji used
Pitch accent
おこす
Examples169
The sick child sat up in bed.
He drove carelessly and had an accident.
We got the tree up.
This is hardly the time to start a new enterprise.
A small spark often kindles a large flame.
This flung him into a passion.