Vocab Info

N5 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Auxiliary verb, Suffix

()げるto raise, to elevate

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to raise, to elevate

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to do up (one's hair)

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)

    4. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      4.

      to land (a boat)

    5. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      5.

      to deep-fry

      Only applies to 揚げる
    6. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      6.

      to show someone (into a room)

    7. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      7.

      to give

      Polite (teineigo) language, Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to 上げる
    8. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      8.

      to send someone (away)

    9. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      9.

      to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll

    10. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      10.

      to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve

    11. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      11.

      to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)

    12. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      12.

      to earn (something desirable)

    13. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      13.

      to praise

    14. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      14.

      to give (an example, etc.), to cite

      usu. 挙げる
    15. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      15.

      to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)

      usu. 挙げる
    16. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      16.

      to arrest

      Only applies to 挙げる
    17. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      17.

      to nominate

      Only applies to 挙げる
    18. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      18.

      to summon (for geishas, etc.)

      Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to 揚げる
    19. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      19.

      to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)

      Only applies to 上げる
    20. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      20.

      to bear (a child)

    21. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      21.

      to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)

      usu. 挙げる
    22. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      22.

      (of the tide) to come in

    23. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

      23.

      to vomit

    24. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

      24.

      to do for (the sake of someone else)

      Polite (teineigo) language, Usually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb
    25. Suffix, Ichidan verb

      25.

      to complete ...

      after the -masu stem of a verb,
    26. Suffix, Ichidan verb

      26.

      to humbly do ...

      Humble (kenjougo) language, after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility,

    All Forms

    上げる 【あげる】挙げる 【あげる】揚げる 【あげる】

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    Examples

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      (かお)()てくれますか。

      Can you please look up?

      • N5

      ピアノ(うえ)(かい)()げる

      I move the piano upstairs.

      • N5

      ()きな(きょく)()いてテンションを()げる

      I listen to my favorite song to raise my spirits.

      • N5

      先生(せんせい)生徒(せいと)に:「(かお)()黒板(こくばん)()なさい。」

      Teacher to student: 'Raise your face and look at the blackboard.'

      • N5

      冷房(れいぼう)温度(おんど)二度(にど)()てください。

      Please raise the temperature of the air conditioner by two degrees.

      • N4
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