JLPT N5 · Daily routine

起こす

おこす

to wake (someone) up

Stroke order of 起こす

3 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

起 · 10 strokesこ · 2 strokes す · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Self (己) running (走 at left): you start moving, so you rouse someone up.

Parts: 起 rise + こす

The characters in 起こす

ここ — ko (2 strokes)
すす — su (2 strokes)

Example sentence

朝六時に弟を起こします。

あさろくじにおとうとをおこします。

I wake my brother at six in the morning.

Words with 起

起こるto happen 起きるto get up; to wake up 早起きgetting up early 引き起こすto cause; to trigger

More words: Daily routine

寝るto sleep; to go to bed 洗うto wash 磨くto brush; to polish 浴びるto take (a shower)着替えるto change clothes 出かけるto go out 住むto live (in)座るto sit 置くto put; to place 入れるto put in 出すto take out; to send 付けるto attach; to turn on 閉めるto close

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