To Brew
To Cause, To Give Rise To, To Distill
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means brew, so the verb version is to brew or to distill.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You haven't learned this reading yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You want to brew up some beer but not the regular boring stuff. You're going to make it from the water in the hump of a camel (かも). Camel beer is definitely not a horrible idea, right?
アイドルの大胆な発言が物議を醸している。
The idol’s bold statement is giving rise to public criticism.