“To trigger” in Japanese
Short answer
To trigger in Japanese is “起こす” (okosu). Full meaning: to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce.
Other ways to say “To trigger” in Japanese
熾す
okosu to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
起せる
okoseru to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
興せる
okoseru to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
おこす
okosu to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
起こせる
okoseru to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
おこせる
okoseru to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
起す
okosu to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
興す
okosu to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
おこせ
okose to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
興せ
okose to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
興せよ
okoseyo to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up; to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken; to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
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