起こす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
起す

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「起こす
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
起こす
Imperative (命令形) 起こせ
Key constructions
Passive 起こされる こされ
Causative 起こさせる こさせ
Potential 起こせる こせ
Volitional 起こそう こそ
Negative 起こさない こさない
Negative perfective 起こさなかった こさなかった
Formal 起こします こしま
Perfective 起こした した
Conjunctive 起こして して
Hypothetical conditional 起こせば せば

Verb

()こす (okosutransitive godan (stem ()こし (okoshi), past ()こした (okoshita))

Japanese verb pair
active 起こす
mediopassive 起きる
Japanese verb pair
active 起こす
mediopassive 起こる
  1. to wake (someone); to get (someone) up
  2. to raise
    上体(じょうたい)()こし
    jōtai-okoshi
    sit-up
  3. to cause (something to happen); to bring about
    事件(じけん)()こす
    jiken o okosu
    cause an incident
    奇跡(きせき)()こす
    kiseki o okosu
    bring about miracles

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN