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 deep-fry
6. to show someone (into a room)
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 summon (for geishas, 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
Kanji used
raise and suspend
Pitch accent
げる
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Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to deep-fry in oil
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
Examples (3 in total)
This chicken is fried well.
Flying a kite can be dangerous.
She fried fish in salad oil.