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起おこす

Kana おこす Romaji okosu

JLPT N4 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · transitive

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up

02godan verb · transitive

to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken

03godan verb · transitive

to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce

04godan verb · transitive

to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open

05godan verb · transitive

to plough; to plow; to till

06godan verb · transitive

to feel (an emotion, desire, etc.); to be moved to; to summon up; to muster

07godan verb · transitive

to fall ill with

08godan verb · transitive

to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)

09godan verb · transitive

to turn over (a card)

Examples

メアリーを起こして来て。

Go and wake up Mary.

Tatoeba #194691

六時半に起こしてください。

Please wake me up at 6:30.

Tatoeba #77234

わたしたちはその木を起こした。

We got the tree up.

Tatoeba #191931

Other forms

起す

Source

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