起こす (おこす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

起こす (おこす) means to wake / to cause / to raise.

See example sentences below.

起こす at a glance

起こす

おこすokosu

N4verb

to wake / to cause / to raise

起こすおこすokosuN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to wake / to cause / to raise

Example 1

毎朝、母が子どもを起こす。

Translation

Every morning, the mother wakes up her child.

Example 2

彼の話が問題を起こした。

Translation

His story caused a problem.