掻かき起おこす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

stir up; rake; poke (a fire)

Literally means to stir up or rake a fire to make it burn more strongly. Often used with 火 (fire) or 炭 (charcoal).

焚たき火びを掻かき起おこして、火ひの勢いきおいを強つよめた。
I stirred up the bonfire and made it burn stronger.

七しち輪りんの炭すみをかき起おこす。

I rake the charcoal in the shichirin grill.

Written forms

掻かき起おこす
Standard kanji spelling using 掻く (scratch, stir) and 起こす (raise, cause).
かき起おこすUsage75%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; the 掻く part is often written in kana.
搔かき起おこすUsage25%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form using kyūjitai 搔 and variant 起す.

Kanji

起rouse, wake up, get up
搔to scratch
掻scratch, rake, comb

Similar words

掻かき立たてる
掻き立てる means to stir up emotions or feelings (e.g., curiosity, passion), while 掻き起こす is more physical, specifically for fires or embers.
起おこす
起こす alone means to raise, wake up, or cause; 掻き起こす adds the nuance of stirring or raking with a scratching motion.

Etymology

Compound of 掻き (kaki, continuative form of 掻く 'to scratch, stir') + 起こす (okosu, 'to raise, cause'). The combination literally means 'to stir and raise', referring to the action of poking or raking a fire to make it flare up.