起こる (おこる): To happen / occur — Japanese vocabulary
起こる is read おこる and means "To happen / occur". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
起こる
- Reading
- おこる · okoru
- Translation
- To happen / occur
- Level
- JLPT N4
- Pitch accent
- おこるが
Example
昨日、駅の近くで事故が起こりました。
きのう、えきのちかくでじこがおこりました。
There was an accident near the station yesterday.
Kanji in this word
- 起 — rise, get up
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