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What does 起こる (おこる, okoru) mean?

起こる (おこる, okoru) means to occur, to happen.

Quick facts
Readingおこる
Romajiokoru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おこる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonokoru

to occur, to happen

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to occur; to happen

Example sentences

  • Nobody knows what happened.

  • Last night, an accident happened on this road.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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