起こす

おこす

to wake (someone) up

Also:to wake, to cause, to plough

What does 起こす mean?

起こす is a Japanese verb meaning to wake (someone) up in English. It can also be translated as to wake, to cause, to plough depending on context. It is written as 起こす in kanji, おこす in hiragana, and okosu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

これが彼にかんしゃくを起こさせた。

This flung him into a passion.