No. 3,197 in Japanese
喚起
"喚起" means "arousal" or "awakening," often referring to the act of evoking or calling attention to something.
In a sentence
このポスターは人々に環境問題の意識を喚起することを目的としています。
This poster aims to raise awareness of environmental issues among people.
In this sentence, 喚起 is used to mean 'to raise or summon,' specifically raising consciousness about environmental concerns.
彼の演説は国民の情熱を喚起した。
His speech ignited the nation's passion.
Here, 喚起 is used to signify 'to stimulate or arouse,' involving the nation’s passion stirred by the speech.
その本は読者に強い感情を喚起させる。
The book evokes strong emotions in the readers.
In this case, 喚起 refers to 'to evoke or bring forth,' indicating the elicitation of strong emotions by the book.
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