引き上げ・引き揚げ・引上げ・引揚げ・引揚|ひきあげhikiage[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
引き上げ引き上げ is the most common form and uses kanji and kana together. It is the recommended choice for beginners.
引き揚げ引き揚げ is less common than 引き上げ and is another mixed kanji-and-kana form. Use it less often than the first form.
引上げ引上げ is less common than 引き揚げ and 引き上げ. It is also written with kanji and kana together.
引揚げ引揚げ is less common than 引上げ, 引き揚げ, and 引き上げ. It uses kanji and kana together.
引揚引揚 is the least common of these forms and is written entirely in kanji. Beginners should prefer 引き上げ.
Definitions
  1. nounpulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation
  2. nounraising; increase; upward revision
    関税かんぜい引き上ひきあげの提案ていあん国こくはお互たがいに反目はんもくしています。↗
    Proponents of increased import duties are at odds with each other.
  3. nounrepatriation; evacuation
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related増加ぞうかNeutralIncrease in quantity, common in speech and news, as in 「人口増加」. Leans toward statistical ups and downs, while 引き上げ suggests a deliberate hike in prices or taxes.
  • Related増額ぞうがくWrittenSeen mostly in reports and official documents; raising an amount of money, as in 「予算の増額」. Covers money only, while 引き上げ also covers tax hikes, hauling up and salvage.
  • Related増量ぞうりょうNeutralAn increase in quantity or volume, as in 「薬の増量」 or 「増量セール」. 引き上げ centers on deliberate hikes in prices or taxes.
  • Related上昇じょうしょうNeutralA rise, natural or man-made, as in 「室温の上昇」. Focuses on the upward trend or result itself.
  • Related値上がりねあがりNeutralA rise in prices, stressing the result; you can say it after a shop has raised prices. 引き上げ stresses the decision to raise them.
  • Related増やしふやしWrittenA written-style noun form of 増やす, for making something increase. Few examples; 「増やすこと」 is the usual way to say it.
  • RelatedアップCasualA loanword for raising or increasing, as in 「給料アップ」; a casual, colloquial way to say it. Also means uploading, close-ups and more.
  • Related加増かぞうFormalFormal word for increase or addition, classically used for raising stipends or domains. Rare today; it does not replace 引き上げ in everyday use.
  • Related増ぞうNeutralIncrease, mostly as a prefix or suffix, as in 「三割増」 and 「増税」; also heard in trading. Rarely stands alone. 引き上げ can also mean hauling up or salvage.
  • Related嵩上げかさあげNeutralRaising embankments higher, or bumping up budgets, fees, scores and the like, as in 「予算の嵩上げ」; sometimes implies padding figures. 引き上げ carries no hint of inflation.

Use 「引き上げ」 for a deliberate hike in prices or taxes, or for hauling up and salvage, as in 「消費税の引き上げ」 and 「船の引き揚げ」. For a rise seen as a result, say 「値上がり」 or 「上昇」; casually, 「アップ」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 引き上ひきあげること。
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