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挙あげる
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 send someone (away)
7. to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
8. to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
9. to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
10. to earn (something desirable)
11. to praise
12. to give (an example, etc.); to cite
usu. 挙げる
13. to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
usu. 挙げる
14. to arrest
15. to nominate
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
挙
raise and present
Pitch accent
あ
げる
Top 2700
Conjugations...Used in: 3050
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hold a ceremony
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to cite an example
to gain fame; to make one's name
to use all one's strength (ability)
to raise an army
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to achieve; to bring about a result
to score the first point
Examples (9 in total)
Raise your right hand.
I held a wedding ceremony last month.
Such international cooperation produced great results.
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