How to say "lifting" in Japanese

• アップJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix), suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers the physical sense of raising or lifting something up. It is a loanword used casually; for the sense of lifting a ban or restriction, it is not the word you want.
  トムは勤務きんむ終了時間しゅうりょうじかんを超こえて働はたらくと、５割わりアップの時給じきゅうをもらっていた。↗

  Tom got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time.
• 解除かいじょJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the figurative sense of lifting restrictions: a ban, sanctions, obligations, or a warning or alert being cancelled. It refers to removing something imposed, not physically raising an object.
  貿易ぼうえき障壁しょうへきは戦争せんそう終結しゅうけつ後ご解除かいじょされました。↗

  Trade barriers were lifted after the war ended.

For 'lifting' as raising something up, 「アップ」 is a casual option, while 解除 is the word for lifting a ban, sanction, warning, or other restriction.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• アップrise
• 巻き上げまきあげlifting
• 揚重ようじゅうlifting (heavy load)
• 解除かいじょlifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.)
• レイズraising (object)
• ぱくりplagiarism
• リフティングlifting (in a rugby line-out)