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Japanese word 起こる: to happen / to occur. Meanings and example sentences.

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起こる (おこる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

起こる (おこる) means to happen / to occur.

See example sentences below.

起こる at a glance

起こる

おこるokoru

N3verb

to happen / to occur

起こるおこるokoruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 起こる

Core meaning

to happen / to occur

Basic example sentences

Example 1

地震が起こった。

Translation

An earthquake happened.

Example 2

問題が起こることもある。

Translation

Problems can also occur.

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