起こす

おこす

okosu

こす

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こす

okosu

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Godan verb w/ す ending
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Godan verb w/ す ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up

  2. to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)はハリーを()こすのに失敗(しっぱい)した。
    He failed to wake Harry up.
  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)

What does 起こす mean in English?

  1. to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up(v5s, vt)
  2. to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken(v5s, vt)
  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(v5s, vt)
  4. to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open(v5s, vt)
  5. to plough; to plow; to till(v5s, vt)
  6. to fall ill with(v5s, vt)
  7. to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)(v5s, vt)
  8. to turn over (a card)(v5s, vt)

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起こす (okosu)