起こす (okosu)
起こす (おこす, okosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to raise; to raise up”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おこす
- Romaji
- okosu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up · godan verb, transitive
- to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken · godan verb, transitive
- to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to · godan verb, transitive
- to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found · godan verb, transitive
- to plough; to plow; to till · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 起こす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 起こす | おこす okosu |
| Polite (~masu) | 起こします | おこします okoshimasu |
| Negative | 起こさない | おこさない okosanai |
| Polite negative | 起こしません | おこしません okoshimasen |
| Past | 起こした | おこした okoshita |
| Polite past | 起こしました | おこしました okoshimashita |
| Negative past | 起こさなかった | おこさなかった okosanakatta |
| Te-form | 起こして | おこして okoshite |
| Potential | 起こせる | おこせる okoseru |
| Passive | 起こされる | おこされる okosareru |
| Causative | 起こさせる | おこさせる okosaseru |
| Volitional | 起こそう | おこそう okosou |
| Imperative | 起こせ | おこせ okose |
| Conditional (~ba) | 起こせば | おこせば okoseba |
Kanji in 起こす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 起こす.
起きるおきるto get up起源きげんorigin起こるおこるto occur起床きしょうrising (from one's bed)起点きてんstarting point起伏きふくundulation引き起こすひきおこすto cause
Source: JMdict entry 1223660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.