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引き起こす (ひきおこす): to cause — Japanese vocabulary

引き起こす is read ひきおこす and means "to cause". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

引き起こす

Reading
ひきおこす · hikiokosu
Translation
to cause
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ひきおこすが

Example

彼の不注意な運転が事故を引き起こした。

かれのふちゅういなうんてんがじこをひきおこした。

His careless driving caused the accident.

Kanji in this word

  • 引 — pull, attract
  • 起 — rise, get up

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