あげる・上げるageru[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto raise; to elevate
    質問しつもんがあれば右手みぎてを挙あげて下ください。↗
    If you have a question, please raise your right hand.
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
  3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)occ. 騰げる in ref. to price
    その店みせは値段ねだんを全部ぜんぶ上あげた。↗
    The store raised all the prices.
  4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
  5. ichidan verb, transitive verbto give
    あなたは時ときには妹いもうとさんにおこづかいをあげますか。↗
    Do you sometimes give your sister money?
  6. ichidan verb, transitive verbto enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
  7. ichidan verb, transitive verbto develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
  8. ichidan verb, transitive verbto earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
    彼かれは立派りっぱな成績せいせきを上あげた。↗
    He got wonderful results.
  9. ichidan verb, transitive verbto promote (someone)
  10. ichidan verb, transitive verbto complete; to finish
  11. ichidan verb, transitive verbto make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
    彼かれは悲鳴ひめいをあげて逃にげて行いった。↗
    He cried out and ran away.
  12. ichidan verb, transitive verbto raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
  13. ichidan verb, transitive verbto do up (one's hair)
    髪かみも上あげたほうが私は好すきだ。↗
    I also prefer it with the hair worn up.
  14. ichidan verb, transitive verbto offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
  15. ichidan verb, transitive verbto praise; to commend; to flatter
  16. ichidan verb, transitive verbto make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs
  17. ichidan verb, transitive verbto finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)
  18. ichidan verb, transitive verbto upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
  19. ichidan verb, transitive verbto raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a moodesp. as アゲる
  20. ichidan verb, intransitive verb(of the tide) to come in; to rise
  21. ichidan verb, intransitive verb, financeto increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
  22. ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto vomit; to throw up
  23. auxiliary verb, ichidan verbto do for (the sake of someone else)after the -te form of a verb
    I will show you how to solve it.
  24. suffix, ichidan verbto complete ...after the -masu stem of a verb
  25. suffix, ichidan verbto humbly do ...after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility
Conjugation
Dictionary formあげる
Polite (masu)あげます
Negative (nai)あげない
polite (masen)あげません
classical zu / nuあげず・あげぬ
Past (ta)あげた
polite (mashita)あげました
Past negative (nakatta)あげなかった
polite (masen deshita)あげませんでした
Te formあげて
Potentialあげられる
Passiveあげられる
Causativeあげさせる
Causative passiveあげさせられる
Conditional (ba)あげれば
taraあげたら
Volitionalあげよう
polite (mashou)あげましょう
Imperativeあげろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
transitive上げる⇄intransitive上がるあがる
気温きおんを上あげる
上がる focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 気温が上がる; 上げる foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 気温を上げる.

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym引き上げるひきあげるNeutralPulls something upward; also used for raising taxes or wages, and has a sense of withdrawing. 「上げる」 is broader in scope.
  • Synonym押し上げるおしあげるNeutralPushes something up from below; often used for pushing up prices or stock prices, stressing the force applied from outside.
  • Synonym持ち上げるもちあげるNeutralLifts something up by hand; it can also mean to flatter someone. 「上げる」 is not limited to lifting with the hands.
  • Synonym高めるたかめるNeutralRaises the degree or level of something; its objects are usually abstract things like ability or awareness.
  • Synonym格上げかくあげNeutralA noun meaning specifically an upgrade in grade, rank, status or qualification — for people and things alike, such as a product or a rating.
  • Synonym差し上げるさしあげるFormalThe formal, humble equivalent of 「あげる」 meaning to give; it can also mean lifting something up, a sense not limited to polite contexts.
  • Synonym増やすふやすNeutralMakes quantities larger, adding to numbers or amounts; 「上げる」 focuses on raising position, degree or price.
  • Related増額ぞうがくWrittenSpecifically increases an amount of money, such as a budget or subsidy; mainly a word of written prose.
  • Related張り上げるはりあげるNeutralSpecifically means raising one's voice to shout loudly; the object is always one's voice.
  • Related増すますWrittenQuantity or degree growing; mostly intransitive and leaning toward written prose, while 「上げる」 means making something rise.
  • Related挙げるあげるNeutralA homophone covering giving examples, listing, holding events and making arrests; 「上げる」 centers on position or figures rising.
  • Antonym下げるさげるNeutralThe direct opposite of 「上げる」: lowering position, price, temperature and the like.
  • Antonym落とすおとすNeutralMakes something drop, or lowers degree or quality; it stands opposite to 「上げる」 in the sense of lowering.

「上げる」 is the default for raising position, price and the like. Use 「持ち上げる」 to lift by hand, 「引き上げる」 to pull up or raise taxes and wages, 「高める」 to raise levels, and 「増やす」 to increase quantity.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (一般的いっぱんてき意味いみ)低ひくい位置いちから高たかい位置いちに移動いどうさせる。
  2. 【挙あげる】手てを使つかって高たかい位置いちに移動いどうさせる。
  3. 【挙あげる】手てを高たかい位置いちに移動いどうさせる。
  4. 【揚あげる】目めの高たかさより、相当そうとうに高たかい位置いちに移動いどうさせる。
  5. (胃いから口くちに吐瀉物としゃぶつが「あがる」ことから)吐はく、吐瀉としゃする。
  6. アップロードする。
  7. 低ひくい値あたいから高たかい値あたいにする。
  8. 価格かかくや価値かちを高たかめる。
  9. 【騰げる】市場しじょうの相場そうばなどにおいて価格かかく等とうを低ひくいものから高たかいものにする。
  10. 目立めだたないところから、より分け目わけめ立たたせる。
  11. 【挙あげる】指摘してきする。列挙れっきょする。
  12. 【挙あげる】推薦すいせんする、推挙すいきょする。
  13. 【揚あげる】(調理ちょうり法ほう)熱ねっした油あぶらをくぐらせ、食品しょくひんに熱ねつを通とおすと同時どうじに余分よぶんな水分すいぶんを揮発きはつさせる。
  14. 他人たにんを家いえに入いれる。
  15. (「差し上さしあげる」の略りゃく化かかつぞんざい化か)与あたえる。
  16. 費用ひようなどを安やすく済すませる。
  17. 出だしつくす。
  18. 全員ぜんいんで行おこなう。総動員そうどういんする。
  19. 動詞どうしが先行せんこうする接続せつぞく助詞じょし「て・で」の後あとに付つき、その動作どうさが相手あいてへの恩おんや親切しんせつであると話し手はなして・書き手かきてが思おもっていることを意味いみする。
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