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起こす, 起す, おこす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up
2. to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken
See 熾す・おこす
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
See 興す・おこす・2
4. to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to open
5. to plough, to plow, to till
これが彼にかんしゃくを起こさせた。
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引き起こす, ひきおこす
Godan verb, Transitive, occ. written as 惹き起こす
1. to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke
2. to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
その事故は交通渋滞を引き起こした。
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巻き起こす, 捲き起こす, まきおこす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to create (a sensation), to cause (a commotion), to give rise to (controversy)
2. to raise (a cloud of dust), to kick up (dust)
そのニュースは大評判を巻き起こした。
思い起こす, 思い起す, 思起す, おもいおこす
Godan verb, Transitive
to recall, to remember
その団体は騒音が有害なことを人々に思い起こされるためにポスターを掲げた。
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呼び起こす, 呼び起す, 呼起こす, 呼起す, 喚び起こす, 喚び起す, よびおこす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to wake (someone) up (by calling for them), to awaken
2. to call (to mind), to bring back (memories), to evoke, to arouse (e.g. interest)
戦いは人間の獣性をよびおこす。
掘り起こす, 掘り起す, 掘起す, ほりおこす
Godan verb, Transitive
to dig up, to unearth, to uncover
それに、もう庭も掘り起こしてしまったのよ。
叩き起こす, たたき起こす, たたきおこす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to wake (someone) up (roughly), to rouse out of bed
2. to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
大きな音で私は突然たたき起こされた。
鋤き起こす, 鋤き起す, 鋤起こす, 鋤起す, すきおこす
Godan verb, Transitive
to turn over soil, to dig or plow up (plough)
かき起こす, 掻き起こす, 掻起す, かき起す, 掻き起す, 搔き起こす, 搔き起す, かきおこす
Godan verb, Transitive
to stir up (e.g. a fire)
身を起こす, みをおこす
Expression, Godan verb
1. to get up (e.g. from bed)
2. to make one's way in the world, to achieve in life
がばっと気合を入れて身を起こした。
体を起こす, からだをおこす
Expression, Godan verb
to rise, to raise up, to straighten up, to sit up, to stand up
竈を起こす, かまどをおこす
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression, Rare
1. to make a fortune, to build family wealth
2. to become the head of a family
癇癪を起こす, かんしゃくを起こす, かんしゃくをおこす
Expression, Godan verb
to lose one's temper, to throw a tantrum, to fly into a rage
彼はかんしゃくをおこして私をののしり始めた。
やけを起こす, 自棄を起こす, 焼けを起こす, やけをおこす
Expression, Godan verb
to become desperate, to give way to despair
お竈を起こす, お竈を興す, おかまをおこす
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression, Obsolete term
to make a fortune
奮い起こす, ふるい起こす, ふるいおこす
Godan verb, Transitive
to muster (e.g. courage), to gather, to collect, to pluck up
私は勇気を奮い起こし中に入っていった。
説き起こす, 説き起す, 説起こす, 説起す, ときおこす
Godan verb, Intransitive
to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)
寝た子を起こす, ねたこをおこす
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression
to disturb the water, to wake a sleeping dog, to wake a sleeping child