Word Meaning 起こる

おこる okoru

起こる is read as おこる (okoru) and means to occur.

Meaning

English

  1. to occur
  2. to happen

Reading

Kana

おこる

Romaji

okoru

Writing Variants

  • 起る おこる okoru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 5408 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

起きる

おきる

to get up

起こす

おこす

to fall ill with

起立

きりつ

standing up

起動

きどう

startup

起用

きよう

appointment (to a position, job, etc.)

起工

きこう

setting to work

起業

きぎょう

starting a business

起こり

おこり

source

起訴

きそ

prosecution

起源

きげん

origin

起床

きしょう

rising (from one's bed)

Example Sentences

10

What would happen?

Accidents will happen.

What'll happen next?

Accidents will happen.

We cannot predict what will happen.

There's a possibility of war.

Big events will come to pass.

Tides are caused by the influence of the moon.

Let's wait and see what happens.

Tides are caused by the influence of the moon.