起こし
Meanings
development; revitalization; promotion
Suffix attached to nouns indicating an effort to develop, revitalize, or promote something, e.g., 町興し (town revitalization), 村興し (village development). Often written 興し.
In this town, events for town revitalization are thriving.
We developed a new local specialty for village development.
Nominal form of 起こす meaning the act of standing something up or raising it. Often used in compound nouns like 旗起こし (flag raising) or 柱起こし (pillar raising).
The work of standing up the fallen signboard began.
Nominal form of 起こす meaning waking someone up. Can be used in contexts like 早起き (early rising) or 目覚まし (alarm), but standalone use is less common.
Every morning, he plays the role of waking up the children.
Nominal form of 起こす in the agricultural sense of tilling or plowing a rice field. Typically used in farming contexts.
Tilling the rice field is an important spring farming task.
drawing a card from the draw pile
In hanafuda, the act of drawing a card from the draw pile. A specialized term used in card game contexts.
In hanafuda, when you have a bad hand, you have no choice but to rely on drawing from the pile.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉おこしをするto carry out an initiative to revitalize a place or community
We planned an event to help revitalize the region.