引き起こす (ひきおこす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

引き起こす (ひきおこす) means to cause / to bring about.

See example sentences below.

引き起こす at a glance

引き起こす

ひきおこすhikiokosu

N1verb

to cause / to bring about

引き起こすひきおこすhikiokosuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to cause / to bring about

Example 1

その事故が大きな混乱を引き起こした。

Translation

That accident caused a big confusion.

Example 2

彼の発言が議論を引き起こした。

Translation

His comment sparked a debate.