起こす (Okosu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up
- godan verb, transitive verbto wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
- godan verb, transitive verbto cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create
- godan verb, transitive verbto start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up
- godan verb, transitive verbto plough; to plow; to till
- godan verb, transitive verbto fall ill with
Examples
彼は癇癪を起こした。
He got his dander up.
眠れる獅子は起こすな。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
明日は早く起こしてくれ。
Wake me up early tomorrow morning.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).