起す

おこす

to raise

N4 #3,055

Meanings

also 起こす

  1. godan verb, transitive 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)

Its kanji

In sentences

熱血漢ねっけつかんは心筋梗塞しんきんこうそくを起おこしやすい。 The hot-blooded are prone to heart attacks. #502518