起こる

おこる

to occur, to happen

What does 起こる mean?

起こる is a Japanese verb meaning to occur, to happen in English. It is written as 起こる in kanji, おこる in hiragana, and okoru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あとで起こったことはなお悪かった。

What followed was still worse.