Japanese

Verb

興す ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana おこす, romaji okosu)

1. produce, promote

   新 (あたら)しい産業 (さんぎょう)を興 (おこ)す

   atarashii sangyō o okosu

   produce a new industry

2. found, establish

   店 (みせ)を興 (おこ)す

   mise o okosu

   found a store

Antonyms

• (produce): 潰 (つぶ)す ‎(tsubusu, “destroy, ruin”)
• (found): 廃 (や)める ‎(yameru, “dissolve, abolish”), 潰 (つぶ)す ‎(tsubusu, “ruin”)

Conjugation