Meaning of 上げる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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上げる, 挙げる, 揚げるJLPT 5
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Kana Readingあげる
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Romajiageru
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Word Senses
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- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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- to raise; to elevate
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- to do up (one's hair)
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- to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
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- to land (a boat)
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- to deep-fry
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- to show someone (into a room)
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- (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.)
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- to send someone (away)
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- to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
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- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.)
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- to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
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- to earn (something desirable)
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- to praise
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- to give (an example, etc.); to cite
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- to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
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- to arrest
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- to nominate
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- to give
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- to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
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- to bear (a child)
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- to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
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- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
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- (of the tide) to come in
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- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
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- to vomit
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- auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
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- to do for (the sake of someone else)
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- suffix, Ichidan verb
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- to complete ...
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- to humbly do ...
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Example Sentences
上げる, 挙げる, 揚げる, あげる used in context
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恐い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。
If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
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Do whatever he tells you.
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前の歯医者さんに、たばこをやめるなら、ヤニ取りしてあげる・・・といわれたそうです。
He said that his previous dentist told him that he'd remove nicotine stains if he stopped smoking.
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I also prefer it with the hair worn up.
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I held a wedding ceremony last month.
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卵から孵化したてのメダカにはどのようなえさをあげればよろしいでしょうか？
What should you feed killifish that have just hatched from their eggs?
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above, up
On: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン
Kun: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す
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