Japanese

こす

みをおこす
Meaning: to rise in the world; to make a success of oneself; to sit up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 身を起こす 身を起こさない
Polite 身を起こします 身を起こしません
Past 身を起こした 身を起こさなかった
Polite + Past 身を起こしました 身を起こしませんでした
Te-form 身を起こして 身を起こさなくて
Potential 身を起こせる 身を起こせない
Passive 身を起こされる 身を起こされない
Causative 身を起こさせる 身を起こさせない
Imperative 身を起こせ 身を起こすな

Handwriting

身
を
起
こ
す

Example

He rose from a poor background to achieve great success.

Usage Notes

Refers to both physical movement (sitting up) and social/economic advancement (rising from a low status through effort).

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