How to say "evoke" in Japanese

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  • 呼び起こすよびおこすCommon
    godan verb, transitive verbThe common, default choice for 'evoke': it covers calling memories or images to mind and also arousing emotions or interest, fitting both 'evoke memories' and 'evoke interest'.
    戦たたかいは人間にんげんの獣性じゅうせいをよびおこす。↗
    War arouses the animal in man.
  • 呼び覚ますよびさます
    godan verb, transitive verbLess common; it covers 'evoke' too, but its focus is bringing memories back — reviving them as if from sleep — so it suits memories especially, while for other senses 呼び起こす is the usual pick.
    私はその日ひの記憶きおくを呼び覚よびさまそうとした。↗
    I tried to call on my memories of that day.

Choose 「呼び起こす」, the common word, for evoking in general — memories, images, emotions, or interest; choose 「呼び覚ます」 when the sense is specifically bringing memories back, though it is the less common option.

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