Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised
2. to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
3. to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
4. to get out (of water); to come ashore
5. to increase
also written as 騰る in ref. to price
6. to improve; to make progress
7. to be promoted; to advance
8. to be made (of profit, etc.)
9. to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
10. to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
often as 〜で上がる
11. to be finished; to be done; to be over
12. (of rain) to stop; to lift
13. to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
14. to win (in a card game, etc.)
15. to be spoken loudly
16. to get nervous; to get stage fright
17. to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
18. to go; to visit
19. to eat; to drink
20. to be listed (as a candidate)
esp. 挙がる
21. to serve (in one's master's home)
22. to go north
in Kyoto
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, る)
23. to be complete; to finish
after the -masu stem of a verb
Kanji used
above
Pitch accent
がる
Top 700
Used in vocabulary (83 in total)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to eat; to drink
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to gradually rise
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to be conceited
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to roll up; to be rolled up
to step out of the bath
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
to gradually rise
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to stop raining
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to bear fruit; to take effect
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
to creep up; to ride up
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to be promoted to a higher rank
to go up on the roof
to be off the press
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to cost little; to come cheap
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
to get completely chilled
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to be balding in the front; to have a receding hairline
to get a raise in salary
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to gradually rise
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to become bright with sunlight following a shower
to be promoted to makuuchi (of a juryo-division wrestler)
Examples (48 in total)
Help me up.
I got out of the bath.
You can also go up with the elevator.