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上あげる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to raise; to elevate
2. to do up (one's hair)
3. to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4. to land (a boat)
5. to show someone (into a room)
6. to give
7. to send someone (away)
8. to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
9. to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
10. to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
11. to earn (something desirable)
12. to praise
13. to give (an example, etc.); to cite
usu. 挙げる
14. to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
usu. 挙げる
15. to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
16. to bear (a child)
17. to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
usu. 挙げる
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
18. (of the tide) to come in
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
19. to vomit
Auxiliary verb (1-dan)
Polite
Usually written in kana
20. to do for (the sake of someone else)
after the -te form of a verb
21. to complete ...
after the -masu stem of a verb
22. to humbly do ...
after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility
Alt. forms
あげる
64%
上あげる
30%
挙あげる
3%
揚あげる
Kanji used
上
above
Pitch accent
あ
げる
Top 400
Conjugations...Used in: 5342
Used in vocabulary (151 in total)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
148 more...
Examples (31 in total)
Raise your left hand.
I can't raise my right arm.
The driver increased his speed.
Hold up your head, and look at me.
I'll give you this money.
I put my son through college.
He got wonderful results.
The bus picked up the speed gradually.
The train gained speed.
She held her head up bravely.
Please don't turn up the volume on the television.
Suddenly, he accelerated the car.
The store raised all the prices.
He would not raise my salary.
John gave Mary some money.
The lion roars thunderously.
He twisted my arm.
Sulfur burns with a blue flame.
Suddenly, the Sphinx raised its head.
The express train picked up speed gradually.
He yelled out an order to the soldiers.
Mother looked up from her paper and saw me.
Can you come and help me zip up my dress?
It's almost Christmas. Are you going to give someone a present?
You can adjust the seat height by moving the adjustment lever up.
He had his license taken away because of reckless driving.
She raised her fist as if to hit me.
When he would not give them higher pay, they went on strike.
The regions with the fewest natural resources rely on importation to increase their standard of living.
I bought her a watch.
The oil companies increased the price of gas again.