巻き起こす (まきおこす)to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

Kanji in 巻き起こす

• 巻Scroll; Volume; BookRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2
• 起Rouse; Wake Up; Get UpRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N4

Words that share its kanji

• 巻き込むまきこむto roll up; to enfold
• 巻き返しまきかえしrally; recovery
• 巻末かんまつend of a book
• 巻まきroll (e.g. of cloth)
• 圧巻あっかんhighlight; best part
• 席巻せっけんsweeping conquest; sweeping over
• 絵巻えまきpicture scroll
• 一巻いっかんone roll
• 起訴きそprosecution; indictment
• 起用きようappointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role
• 提起ていきraising (a question); bringing up (a problem)
• 決起けっきrising to action; standing up against
• 発起人ほっきにんoriginator; promoter
• 起こすおこすto raise; to raise up
• 躍起やっきdesperate; frantic
• 不起訴ふきそnonprosecution; nonindictment