THE WORD · N5
上げる
rising; giving to someone
Verbe · Suffix · Assistant · Group 2 verb
左手を上げなさい。
Raise your left hand.
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Parts of speech
Group 2 verb (ichidan) · Transitive · Intransitive · Auxiliary verb · Suffix
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 2 (ichidan)
Verb usage: transitive and intransitive (as per meaning)
Other written forms: あげる
English dictionary meanings
- to raise
- to elevate
- to move something (to a higher place)
- to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.)
- to raise (a wage)
- to show someone (into a room)
- to let in (e.g. a guest)
- to give
- to enrol (one's child in school)
- to enroll
- to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
- to develop (talent, skill, etc.)
- to improve
- to earn (something desirable)
- to achieve (e.g. a good result)
- to obtain
- to promote (someone)
- to complete
- to finish
- to make (a loud sound)
- to raise (one's voice)
- to raise (one's gaze)
- to lift up (one's face)
- to look up
- to do up (one's hair)
- to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
- to praise
- to commend
- to flatter
- to make do (with less expenses than expected)
- to cover expenses (with a given amount)
- to set costs
- to finish (one's studies)
- to complete (a lesson)
- to pass (e.g. a class)
- to upload (e.g. an image)
- to publish (on the internet)
- to post
- to raise someone's spirits
- to cheer someone up
- to enhance a mood
- (of the tide) to come in
- to rise
- to increase (of market price)
- to rise (of stock prices)
- to vomit
- to throw up
- to do for (the sake of someone else)
- to complete ...
- to humbly do ...