アップappu

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, noun (suffix), suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbrise; increase; raising; lifting; going up
    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.
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbupload; posting online
  3. noun, suru verb, transitive verbclose-up
  4. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, film, TVcompletion of filming
  5. nounupswept hairstyle
  6. noun, sportsbeing up (in points, games, etc.); being ahead; leading
  7. nounwarm-up
  8. noun, noun (suffix), suru verb, intransitive verbfinishing; completion; being over
Conjugation
Dictionary formアップする
Polite (masu)アップします
Negative (nai)アップしない
polite (masen)アップしません
classical zu / nuアップせず・アップせぬ
Past (ta)アップした
polite (mashita)アップしました
Past negative (nakatta)アップしなかった
polite (masen deshita)アップしませんでした
Te formアップして
Potentialアップできる
Passiveアップされる
Causativeアップさせる
Causative passiveアップさせられる
Conditional (ba)アップすれば
taraアップしたら
Volitionalアップしよう
polite (mashou)アップしましょう
Imperativeアップしろ

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym上昇じょうしょうNeutralRefers to rises in temperature, prices or position, as in 「気温の上昇」; fairly formal, while 「アップ」 is colloquial and also covers uploading and close-ups.
  • Synonym増加ぞうかNeutralFor increases in quantity, as in 「人口増加」; favors statistical figures. 「アップ」 also covers raising levels, as in 「レベルアップ」.
  • SynonymのびNeutralA noun for growth momentum or margin, as in 「売り上げの伸び」; also means stretching the body. Highlights growth as an unfolding process.
  • Synonym増えるふえるNeutralIntransitive verb for numbers growing, common in speech. 「アップ」 usually attaches after nouns as a suffix, stressing rises in degree or figures.
  • Synonym伸びるのびるNeutralIntransitive verb for growing or lengthening, as in 「成績が伸びる」; stresses steady improvement, and also covers bodies or objects getting longer.
  • SynonymあげるNeutralTransitive verb for raising or lifting, as in 「値段を上げる」; the most versatile. 「アップする」 also works transitively but is more colloquial.
  • Synonym増すますWrittenFor increases in quantity or degree, as in 「人気が増す」; slightly written in tone. Works as both transitive and intransitive, close to 「アップ」's increase sense.
  • Synonym高まりたかまりWrittenA written-style noun for surges of emotion or attention, as in 「関心の高まり」; not used for rises in prices or quantities.
  • Synonym高めるたかめるNeutralTransitive verb for raising levels or degrees, as in 「意識を高める」; leans abstract and more solemn than 「アップ」.
  • Synonym増やすふやすNeutralTransitive verb for making quantities larger, as in 「人数を増やす」; focuses on numbers, while 「アップ」 speaks of figures or levels going up.
  • Synonym上向くうわむくNeutralFor markets or conditions turning upward, as in 「景気が上向く」 or 「売上が上向く」; also to look up. Stresses a trend starting to improve.
  • Synonym騰貴とうきWrittenWritten economic term for rises in prices or markets, as in 「物価騰貴」; everyday speech uses 「値上がり」 or 「アップ」.
  • Synonym増進ぞうしんWrittenFor promoting health, ability or welfare, as in 「食欲増進」 or 「福祉の増進」; written in tone. 「アップ」 is colloquial and mostly a suffix.
  • Synonym値上がりねあがりNeutralSpecifically for price rises, as in 「土地の値上がり」. 「アップ」 can appear as 「価格アップ」 but covers far more.
  • SynonymかさむNeutralFor expenses or amounts piling up, as in 「出費がかさむ」; carries a nuance of growing burden, which 「アップ」 lacks.
  • Related引き上げるひきあげるNeutralFor adjusting prices or tax rates upward, as in 「税率を引き上げる」; a formal-sounding adjustment. Also means pulling up or withdrawing.
  • Related上がるあがるNeutralIntransitive verb for prices, temperatures or status rising, as in 「物価が上がる」; the most common choice, often swappable with 「アップ」 in speech.
  • Related高まるたかまるNeutralIntransitive verb for emotions, prestige or possibilities rising, as in 「期待が高まる」; mostly used for abstract things.
  • Related増額ぞうがくWrittenFor increasing a sum of money, as in 「予算の増額」; bureaucratic in flavor. Colloquially one says 「〜アップ」, as in 「給料アップ」.
  • Related膨張ぼうちょうWrittenFor volume or scale expanding, as in 「都市の膨張」; written in tone. 「アップ」 doesn't stress physical expansion.
  • Related繰り上げるくりあげるNeutralFor moving schedules earlier or advancing an order, as in 「予定を繰り上げる」; overlaps with 「アップ」 only in the sense of moving up in sequence.
  • Related押し上げるおしあげるNeutralFor pushing something up, figuratively driving share prices higher, as in 「株価を押し上げる」; stresses an outside force behind the rise.
  • Related向上こうじょうNeutralFor abilities or quality improving, as in 「技術の向上」; rather formal. Colloquially one often says 「レベルアップ」.
  • Related膨れ上がるふくれあがるNeutralFor quantities or scales ballooning, as in 「赤字が膨れ上がる」; evokes swelling out of control, while 「アップ」 is a neutral rise of any size.
  • Related増俸ぞうほうWrittenWritten word for a pay raise, rarely used today; people normally say 「昇給」 or 「給料アップ」.
  • Related上進じょうしんWrittenWritten word for rising in status or degree, now rare; everyday speech prefers 「向上」 or 「アップ」.
  • AntonymダウンNeutralThe loanword antonym: falling, decreasing, also being knocked down or laid up, as in 「イメージダウン」 — the direct opposite of 「アップ」.

「アップ」 is the colloquial loanword for raising, price hikes and uploading, often as a suffix — 「給料アップ」, 「写真をアップする」. In formal prose choose 「上昇」, 「向上」 or 「増加」. For plain quantity changes use 「増える」「増やす」; 「上がる」「上げる」 are the everyday all-round verbs, often interchangeable with 「アップ」 in speech. Written terms like 「騰貴」「増額」「膨張」「増進」 suit formal writing, while 「値上がり」 is for prices only and 「高まる」 for abstract surges. The antonym is 「ダウン」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 増加ぞうか、上昇じょうしょう。
  2. (和製わせい英語えいご)クローズアップ。
  3. (和製わせい英語えいご)アップロード。
  4. (和製わせい英語えいご)クランクアップ、完了かんりょう、仕上しあげ。
  5. (和製わせい英語えいご)ウォーミングアップ。
  6. (和製わせい英語えいご)アップスタイル、アップヘア。
English equivalents
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