上げる — Nihongo

Word · 単語

上げる

Reading あげる

to raise

1 to raise, to elevate
2 to move something (to a higher place), to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
3 to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to raise (a wage) — occ. 騰げる in ref. to price
4 to show someone (into a room), to let in (e.g. a guest)
5 to give
6 to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
7 to develop (talent, skill, etc.), to improve
8 to earn (something desirable), to achieve (e.g. a good result), to obtain
9 to promote (someone)
10 to complete, to finish
11 to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
12 to raise (one's gaze), to lift up (one's face), to look up
13 to do up (one's hair)
14 to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
15 to praise, to commend, to flatter
16 to make do (with less expenses than expected), to cover expenses (with a given amount), to set costs
17 to finish (one's studies), to complete (a lesson), to pass (e.g. a class)
18 to upload (e.g. an image), to publish (on the internet), to post
19 to raise someone's spirits, to cheer someone up, to enhance a mood — esp. as アゲる
20 (of the tide) to come in, to rise
21 to increase (of market price), to rise (of stock prices)
22 to vomit, to throw up
23 to do for (the sake of someone else) — after the -te form of a verb
24 to complete ... — after the -masu stem of a verb
25 to humbly do ... — after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility

JLPT

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frequency

Not started

Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

例文 · examples

私はメアリーに本を上げた。

I gave Mary a book.

i+1 — every other word is already in your reviews sense 5 · to give
待ってあげる。

I'll wait for you.

sense 23 · to do for (the sake of someone else)
両手をあげろ！

Hands up!

sense 1 · to raise
葛西は３０セーブをあげた。

Kasai was credited with 30 saves.

sense 8 · to earn (something desirable)
髪も上げたほうが私は好きだ。

I also prefer it with the hair worn up.

sense 13 · to do up (one's hair)