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誘起 (ゆうき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

誘ゆう起き

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

evocation; inducement; giving rise to

Refers to causing a phenomenon, reaction, or state to occur, often in technical or formal contexts. Used as a noun or with する.

その実じっ験けんは予よ想そう外がいの反はん応のうを誘ゆう起きした。
The experiment induced an unexpected reaction.

この政せい策さくは社しゃ会かい的てき不ふ安あんを誘ゆう起きする恐おそれがある。

This policy may give rise to social unrest.

Kanji

誘entice, lead, tempt
起rouse, wake up, get up

Similar words

引ひき起おこす
引き起こす is a more common, everyday verb for causing something, while 誘起 is more formal and often used in technical or academic writing.
誘ゆう発はつ
誘発 also means 'inducement' or 'triggering', but is more common in medical or psychological contexts (e.g., inducing symptoms). 誘起 is broader and can be used for abstract phenomena.

Etymology

Compound of 誘 (ゆう, 'invite, induce') and 起 (き, 'rise, occur'). The combination conveys the idea of causing something to arise.