Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of おこす – see the following entries.
起こす
[verb] to wake (someone); to get (someone) up
[verb] to raise
[verb] to cause (something to happen); to bring about
Alternative spelling
起す
興す
[verb] produce, promote
[verb] found, establish
熾す
[verb] generate
(This term, おこす, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as おこす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おこす.)