Illustration: In a Japanese apartment dining area, a cat hooks its paw into the loose end of a table runner and pulls. The runner is taut beneath a flower vase that has tipped, sending a continuous stream of water across the table toward an adult's phone.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

引ひき起おこす

hikiokosu

to cause, to bring about

Example sentences

彼かれの不注意ふちゅういな運転うんてんが事故じこを引ひき起おこした。
His careless driving caused the accident.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
地震じしんが火災かさいを引ひき起おこした。
The earthquake brought about the fire.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれの言葉ことばは疑惑ぎわくを引ひき起おこした。
His words gave rise to doubts.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 引起

引pullOnインKunひく・ひける
起rouse; wake upOnキKunおきる・おこる・おこす

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences

Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store

For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store