表層形
引起す
ヒキオコス
動詞
引起す (ヒキオコス)
Hikiokosu · ひきおこす — to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
Other ways to say “to cause” in Japanese →
引起す in rōmaji: hikiokosu.
動詞
一般
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📝 引き起こす 🔤 五段-サ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月24日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
引起す
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
引き起こす
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| 読み (Reading) |
ヒキオコス
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-サ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
引起す
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| 読み・基本形 |
ヒキオコス
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| 表記・基本形 |
引起す
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| 見出し語の読み |
ヒキオコス
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💡 English Meaning
引起す means “to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)” — full definition & examples →
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ヒキオコス
Lemma: 引き起こす
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
引き起こします
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| て形 (Te-form) |
引き起こして
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| 過去形 (Past) |
引き起こした
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
引き起こさない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
引き起こしましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
引き起こせる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
引き起こされる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
引き起こさせる
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The surface form (引起す) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (引き起こす) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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