拾い上げる・拾いあげる|ひろいあげるhiroiageru[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
拾い上げる拾い上げる is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it for all the listed senses.
拾いあげる拾いあげる is a less common written variant of 拾い上げる. Learners should generally choose 拾い上げる instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto pick up
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 拾い上げる（ひろいあげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 拾い上げます（ひろいあげます） |
| Negative (nai) | 拾い上げない（ひろいあげない） |
| polite (masen) | 拾い上げません（ひろいあげません） |
| classical zu / nu | 拾い上げず・拾い上げぬ（ひろいあげず・ひろいあげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 拾い上げた（ひろいあげた） |
| polite (mashita) | 拾い上げました（ひろいあげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 拾い上げなかった（ひろいあげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 拾い上げませんでした（ひろいあげませんでした） |
| Te form | 拾い上げて（ひろいあげて） |
| Potential | 拾い上げられる（ひろいあげられる） |
| Passive | 拾い上げられる（ひろいあげられる） |
| Causative | 拾い上げさせる（ひろいあげさせる） |
| Causative passive | 拾い上げさせられる（ひろいあげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 拾い上げれば（ひろいあげれば） |
| tara | 拾い上げたら（ひろいあげたら） |
| Volitional | 拾い上げよう（ひろいあげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 拾い上げましょう（ひろいあげましょう） |
| Imperative | 拾い上げろ（ひろいあげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym拾うひろうNeutralThe most common everyday word; centres on picking up dropped things, and also covers hailing a taxi or finding money. Broader than 「拾い上げる」.
- SynonymピックアップCasualColloquial loanword covering selection and picking someone up by car; stresses choosing from among many, and is used more often than 「拾い上げる」 for that.
- Antonym落とすおとすNeutralTo drop something or let it fall, or to lose it; the opposite of 「拾い上げる」, which lifts things up.
- Antonym捨てるすてるNeutralTo throw away or discard what you no longer need; the opposite of 「拾い上げる」, which picks things up to keep them.
Use 「拾い上げる」 for picking something up off the ground or singling items out, as in 「意見を拾い上げる」. For everyday picking up say 「拾う」; for selecting, 「ピックアップ」. The opposites are 「落とす」 and 「捨てる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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