Japanese symbol for “generate”

In Japanese, generate is 起こす, read おこす (okosu).

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Meanings

1. v5s, vt to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up
2. v5s, vt to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
3. v5s, vt to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create
4. v5s, vt to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up
5. v5s, vt to plough; to plow; to till
6. v5s, vt to feel (an emotion, desire, etc.); to be moved to; to summon up; to muster

Written forms: 起こす、起す. Readings: おこす.

Kanji and stroke order

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Other Japanese words for “generate”

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

See also: Chinese symbol for “generate”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.