► 動詞
起こす [(2)おこす] meaning: cause rank: 1
☆ コンピューターは情報革命を起こした ⇨ Computers have caused the information revolution
☆ そういうやり方では部下のやる気を起こすことは出来ない ⇨ That kind of approach won’t make your people motivated
☆ 彼は問題ばかり起こす ⇨ He causes nothing but trouble
☆ 彼は飲酒運転をして事故を起こした ⇨ He drank and drove, and caused an accident
起こす [(2)おこす] meaning: get up rank: 1
☆ 彼は椅子の背を起こした ⇨ He stood up the backrest of the chair
☆ 看護師が患者をベットの上に起こした ⇨ The nurse helped the patient sit up on the bed
起き上がる [(4)おきあがる] meaning: get up rank: 1
☆ 彼女は倒れた後起き上がることが出来なかった ⇨ She wasn’t able to stand on her feet after falling down (☛ Get up from a lying position)
起きる [(2)おきる] meaning: get up rank: 1
☆ 体中が痛くてベッドから起きれなかった ⇨ My body was sore all over and I wasn’t able to get up from the bed (☛ Get up from a lying position. Not interchangeable with 起こる)
起きる [(2)おきる] meaning: happen rank: 1
☆ この交差点では事故が頻繁に起きる ⇨ Accidents happen frequently in this intersection
起こる [(2)おこる] meaning: happen rank: 1
☆ この辺では地震がよく起こる ⇨ There are many earthquakes around here
☆ そういう事は滅多に起こらない ⇨ Things like that rarely happen
起きる [(2)おきる] meaning: happen rank: 1
☆ 神戸で大地震が起きた ⇨ A big earthquake happened in Kobe (☛ Strictly speaking 起こる is the correct “to happen” but colloquially 起きる is used interchangeably)
起こす [(2)おこす] meaning: produce rank: 1
☆ 本人がやる気を起こさない限りどう仕様もない ⇨ There is nothing you can do unless he himself gets motivated
起こす [(2)おこす] meaning: suffer rank: 1
☆ 彼は心臓発作を起こした ⇨ He suffered a heart attack (☛ Suffer a sudden and severe medical condition)
☆ 私は牛乳を飲むと腹痛を起こす ⇨ I will have a stomach pain if I drink milk (☛ Suffer a sudden and severe medical condition)
起こす [(2)おこす] meaning: wake rank: 1
☆ 彼女は六時半に子供達を起こす ⇨ She wakes up her children at 6:30
起きる [(2)おきる] meaning: wake rank: 1
☆ 私は今朝早く起きた ⇨ I got up early this morning (☛ Not interchangeable with 起こる)
☆ もう寝てた？いや、未だ起きてたよ ⇨ Were you already sleeping? No, I was still up (☛ 起きる is the act of waking up, 起きている is staying awake)
起こす [(2)おこす] meaning: start rank: 2
☆ マッチやライターを使わずに火を起こすのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to start a fire without using matches or a lighter
☆ 彼は独力で事業を起こした ⇨ He started the business all on his own
起こす [(2)おこす] [liter] meaning: write rank: 3
☆ 彼は計画の草案を起こした ⇨ He wrote an outline of the project (☛ Write something from scratch)
起こす [(2)おこす] meaning: dig rank: 4
☆ 彼は庭の土を起こした ⇨ He dug up (and aerated) the yard soil