How to say "uplift" in Japanese

• 高揚こうようCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers the emotional sense of 'uplift': the elevation of spirits or the raising of morale. It describes feelings surging upward, as when excitement or pride lifts a person or a group.
• 隆起りゅうきCommon
  suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveCovers the physical sense of 'uplift': the rising, upheaval, or elevation of land, as treated in geology. It is not used for emotional uplift, so it is seldom the word you want for lifted spirits.

Use 高揚 for uplift of feelings—when spirits or morale rise—and 隆起 for physical uplift, the rising or upheaval of land; the two senses rarely overlap, so the meaning of 'uplift' decides the choice.

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

• 高揚こうようelevation (of spirits)
• 押し上げおしあげupheaval
• 隆起りゅうきrise