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okosu
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[おこ()·]
okosu

English Meaning(s) for 起こす

godan 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
  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)

Definition and Synonyms for 起こす

Raise create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
Synonyms: 起こす
Rouse cause to become awake or conscious
Synonyms: 叩き起す, 呼び覚ます, 呼び起こす, 目を覚ます, 起こす
Lift put an end to
Synonyms: 差す, 立つ, 立てる, 起こす
Lift invigorate or heighten
Synonyms: あげる, 上る, 上がる, 差す, 立つ, 立てる, 起こす
Set Up erect and fasten
Synonyms: ピッチング, 投球, 据え付ける, 立つ, 立てる, 組み立てる, 起こす
Set apply or start
Synonyms: セット, 仕掛ける, 起こす
Effect produce
Synonyms: しつらえる, 仕立てる, 生じる, 生ずる, 設ける, 起こす
Get Up cause to rise
Synonyms: 立ち上がる, 起こす, 起き上がる
Make give rise to
Synonyms: いたす, きたす, もたらす, 呼ぶ, 引き起こす, 惹起, 招く, 生ずる, 生み出す, 発出, 誘発, 誘起, 起こす
Give Rise cause to happen, occur or exist
Synonyms: いたす, きたす, もたらす, 作り出す, 引き起こす, 招く, 生む, 生じる, 生ずる, 生み出す, 誘発, 起こす
Make cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
Synonyms: いたす, きたす, もたらす, 呼ぶ, 引き起こす, 惹起, 招く, 生ずる, 生み出す, 発出, 誘発, 誘起, 起こす

Meanings for each kanji in 起こす

» rouse; wake up; get up

Categories 起こす is a member of

Modify cause to change
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Improve to make better
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End bring to an end or halt
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Make make or cause to be or to become
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Originate bring into being
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Make give rise to
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Lift raise from a lower to a higher position
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Erect cause to rise up
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 起こす

Conjugations for 起こす

masu stem
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okoshi
Negative stem
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okosa
te-form
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okoshite
Negative te-form
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okosanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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okosanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okosu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosanai
Past Indicative Form
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okoshita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okosanakatta
Presumptive Form
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okosou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okoshimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okoshimasen
Past Indicative Form
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okoshimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okoshimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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okoshimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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okoshitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okoshitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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okoshitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okoshitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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okoshita
te-form
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okoshitakute
Negative te-form
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okoshitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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okoshitaku
Provisional Form
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okoshitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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okoshitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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okoshitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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okoshitakunakattara
Objective Form
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okoshitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okose
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okoshinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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okoseba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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okosanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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okoshitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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okoshitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okoseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosenai
Past Indicative Form
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okoseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okosenakatta
masu-stem
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okose
te-form
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okosete
Negative te-form
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okosenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okosemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosemasen
Past Indicative Form
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okosemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okosemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okosareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosarenai
Past Indicative Form
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okosareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okosarenakatta
masu stem
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okosare
te-form
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okosarete
Negative te-form
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okosarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okosaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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okosaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okosaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okosaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosasenai
Past Indicative Form
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okosaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okosasenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
okosase
te-form
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okosasete
Negative te-form
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okosasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okosasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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okosasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okosasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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okosaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
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okosaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okosaserarenakatta
masu stem
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okosaserare
te-form
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okosaserarete
Negative te-form
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okosaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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okosaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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okosaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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okosaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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okosan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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okosazaru

Intransitive pair for 起こす

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okiru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
  2. to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
  3. to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

Sample Sentences for 起こす

You need not have woken me up.
Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him.
Fright gave the old lady heart failure.
John tried not to wake the sleeping baby.
We got the tree up.

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