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竈を起こす (かまどをおこす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

竈かまどを起おこす

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

make a fortune; build family wealth

idiomatic expressionrare term

Rare idiomatic expression. Literally 'to light a hearth', figuratively meaning to establish a prosperous household.

彼かれは一いち代だいで竈かまどを起おこしたと言いわれている。
He is said to have made a fortune in a single generation.

2

expression, godan verb (-su)

become head of a family

idiomatic expressionrare term

Rare idiomatic expression. Literally 'to light a hearth', figuratively meaning to establish oneself as the head of a household.

長ちょう男なんが竈かまどを起おこすのが昔むかしのしきたりだった。
It was an old custom for the eldest son to become the head of the family.

Kanji

竈hearth, kitchen stove
起rouse, wake up, get up

Etymology

From 竈 (hearth) + を + 起こす (to light). The hearth was traditionally the center of a household, so lighting one symbolizes establishing a home and, by extension, building wealth or becoming the family head.