N4Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

起こすおこす

okosu

to wake (someone) up

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Example sentence

六時半に起こしてください。

Please wake me up at 6:30.

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Kanji in 起こす

Sentences with 起こす

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
起きる	N5	おきる	おきるto get up (e.g., from sleeping); to happen
起こる	N3	おこる	おこるto occur, to happen
起源	N3	きげん	きげんorigin, beginning, rise
起床	N2	きしょう	きしょうrising, getting out of bed
引き起こす	N1	ひきおこす	ひきおこすto cause
起点	N1	きてん	きてんstarting point
起伏	N1	きふく	きふくundulation

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
続ける	つづける	つづけるto continue, to keep up
捨てる	すてる	すてるthrow away (trash), dump, discard
焼く	やく	やくto bake, to grill
投げる	なげる	なげるto throw, to pitch
探す	さがす	さがすto look for, to seek (something you want; e.g. 仕事[しごと]を探[さが]す = look for a job)
沸かす	わかす	わかすto boil
選ぶ	えらぶ	えらぶto choose; to select
迎える	むかえる	むかえるto welcome; to meet; to greet

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