► 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
More examples:
- 超能力少年が巻き起こす騒動を描いた漫画 ⇨ A comic book depicting all the incidents a boy with supernatural power causes
- 彼はすぐに癇癪を起こす ⇨ He has a short temper
- 紫外線は皮膚がんを起こすことがある ⇨ UV can cause skin cancer
- 口で言うだけでなく、具体的な行動を起こすべきだ ⇨ Not just say it with mouth, but you should take concrete actions
- 宗教信者は科学に拒絶反応をを起こす ⇨ Religious believers react with hysteric rejection of science
- 胃液が食道に逆流すると炎症を起こす ⇨ When digestive fluid reflux into the esophagus, it causes inflammation
- 彼女はすぐヒステリーを起こす ⇨ She becomes hysteric easily