起おこす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

wake (someone) up; awaken

To cause someone to stop sleeping. The intransitive counterpart is 起きる.

• 毎まい朝あさ7時じに子こどもを起おこす。

  I wake my child up at 7 every morning.

• 大おおきな音おとで起おこされた。

  I was woken up by a loud noise.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

cause; bring about; trigger; generate

Broad abstract use: to cause an event, state, or phenomenon. Common with nouns like 問題, 混乱, 熱, 電気.

See also: 熾す (おこす)

• 彼かれの発はつ言げんが大おおきな論ろん争そうを起おこした。

  His remarks caused a big controversy.

• 摩ま擦さつで熱ねつを起おこす。

  Friction generates heat.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

start; launch; found; establish

To start or establish an organization, business, movement, or event. Often written 興す for this sense.

See also: 興す (おこす)

• 彼かれは新あたらしい会かい社しゃを起おこした。

  He founded a new company.

• 地ち域いきおこしのイベントを起おこす。

  We launch a community revitalization event.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

plow; till (soil)

Agricultural use: to plow or till the soil. Often written 熾す in this sense, but 起こす is also used.

• 春はるに田たんぼを起おこす。

  We plow the rice field in spring.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

fall ill with; come down with

Used with illness nouns like 病気, 風邪, 熱. Somewhat literary or formal.

• 過か労ろうで病びょう気きを起おこした。

  He fell ill from overwork.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

transcribe; write down (spoken words)

To record spoken words in writing. Often used in contexts like court reporting or dictation.

• 議ぎ事じ録ろくを起おこす。

  I transcribe the minutes of the meeting.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

turn over (a card)

Used in card games to flip a card face up.

• トランプを一いち枚まい起おこす。

  I turn over one playing card.