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起(お)こす
Rank #961

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb
    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
  • 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 fall ill with
  • 7. to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
  • 8. to turn over (a card)

Readings

起こす
(94%)
おこす
(5%)
起す
(<1%)
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