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起こる
おこる
N3
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to occur
2
to happen
Example sentence
水不足は森林の喪失によって起こる。
Water shortage is caused by the loss of forests.
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Mine a sentence — saw 起こる in the wild?
Kanji in this word
起
Rouse, Wake Up, Get Up
10 strokes
More words with
起
起点
きてん ·
starting point
N1
引き起こす
ひきおこす ·
to cause
N1
起源
きげん ·
origin
N3
起きる
おきる ·
to get up (e.g., from sleeping)
N5
起こす
おこす ·
Full entry on Jisho
to wake (someone) up
N4
縁起
えんぎ ·
omen
喚起
かんき ·
arousal
起伏
きふく ·
undulation
N1
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