押し上げる・押上げる・押しあげる|おしあげるoshiageru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
押し上げる押し上げる is the most common written form of this word and the form beginners should normally choose when writing.
押上げる押上げる is a less common written form than 押し上げる. It is an alternative spelling, but learners should generally choose 押し上げる instead.
押しあげる押しあげる is the least common of these written forms. It is an alternative spelling, but learners should generally choose 押し上げる instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto boost; to force up; to push up
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 押し上げる（おしあげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 押し上げます（おしあげます） |
| Negative (nai) | 押し上げない（おしあげない） |
| polite (masen) | 押し上げません（おしあげません） |
| classical zu / nu | 押し上げず・押し上げぬ（おしあげず・おしあげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 押し上げた（おしあげた） |
| polite (mashita) | 押し上げました（おしあげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 押し上げなかった（おしあげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 押し上げませんでした（おしあげませんでした） |
| Te form | 押し上げて（おしあげて） |
| Potential | 押し上げられる（おしあげられる） |
| Passive | 押し上げられる（おしあげられる） |
| Causative | 押し上げさせる（おしあげさせる） |
| Causative passive | 押し上げさせられる（おしあげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 押し上げれば（おしあげれば） |
| tara | 押し上げたら（おしあげたら） |
| Volitional | 押し上げよう（おしあげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 押し上げましょう（おしあげましょう） |
| Imperative | 押し上げろ（おしあげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym引き上げるひきあげるNeutralMeans pulling something up rather than pushing it from below; also covers raising levels and withdrawing. 「押し上げる」 stresses the push from underneath.
- Synonym高めるたかめるNeutralRaises the degree or level of something, often abstract, as in 「意識を高める」; no sense of pushing up from below.
- SynonymあげるNeutralThe most versatile verb for lifting or raising; unlike 「押し上げる」 it does not stress pushing up from below.
- Related繰り上げるくりあげるNeutralMoves things up in sequence or moves dates earlier, as in 「日程を繰り上げる」; centers on times and rankings, not physical pushing.
- Related後押しあとおしNeutralLiterally pushing from behind, but often figurative for backing or support; highlights giving help rather than upward motion.
- Antonym押し下げるおしさげるNeutralAntonym: presses or forces something down, the direct opposite of pushing up.
- Antonym引き下げるひきさげるNeutralAntonym: lowers prices, taxes or standards; the counterpart to pushing figures or levels up.
Use 「押し上げる」 for pushing something up from below or boosting figures and status, as in 「株価を押し上げる」「景気を押し上げる」. For pulling up, say 「引き上げる」; for backing or support, 「後押し」. The opposites are 「押し下げる」 and 「引き下げる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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