“To provoke” in Japanese
Short answer
To provoke in Japanese is “引き起こす” (hikiokosu). Full meaning: 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 provoke” in Japanese
怒らす
okorasu to make (someone) angry, to anger, to offend, to rile up, to provoke (to anger); to square (one's shoulders), to raise (one's voice) in anger, to make (one's eyes) glare
癇に障る
kannisawaru to irritate, to offend, to provoke, to get on one's nerves
引起す
hikiokosu to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ひき起す
hikiokosu to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
引き起す
hikiokosu to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
惹き起す
hikiokosu to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
引起こす
hikiokosu to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
惹き起こす
hikiokosu to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ひきおこす
hikiokosu to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
引きおこす
hikiokosu to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ひき起こす
hikiokosu to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke; to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
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