高まる|たかまるtakamaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto rise; to swell; to be promoted
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 高まる(たかまる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 高まります(たかまります) |
| Negative (nai) | 高まらない(たかまらない) |
| polite (masen) | 高まりません(たかまりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 高まらず・高まらぬ(たかまらず・たかまらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 高まった(たかまった) |
| polite (mashita) | 高まりました(たかまりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 高まらなかった(たかまらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 高まりませんでした(たかまりませんでした) |
| Te form | 高まって(たかまって) |
| Potential | 高まれる(たかまれる) |
| Passive | 高まられる(たかまられる) |
| Causative | 高まらせる(たかまらせる) |
| Causative passive | 高まらせられる・高まらされる(たかまらせられる・たかまらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 高まれば(たかまれば) |
| tara | 高まったら(たかまったら) |
| Volitional | 高まろう(たかまろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 高まりましょう(たかまりましょう) |
| Imperative | 高まれ(たかまれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Synonym上がるあがるNeutralThe broadest word for rising or going up, and common in speech; 「高まる」 focuses on atmosphere, awareness or evaluation gradually building.
- Synonym上昇じょうしょうNeutralFor numbers or temperature going up — an objective, data-like rise; 「高まる」 is about atmosphere or attention rising.
- Synonym向上こうじょうNeutralFor improvement in level or ability; 「高まる」 is about atmosphere or awareness rising.
- Synonym増すますWrittenWritten/formal prose for increasing or growing, as in 「危険が増す」; 「高まる」 is about degree rising.
- RelatedアップCasualColloquial loanword for a raise or increase, as in 「給料アップ」; 「高まる」 leans written.
- Related盛り上がるもりあがるNeutralFor a mood turning lively, as in 「パーティーが盛り上がる」; 「高まる」 is more written.
- Related増えるふえるNeutralFor quantities increasing; 「高まる」 is about degree or atmosphere rising.
- Related伸びるのびるNeutralFor growth in results or performance; 「高まる」 is about degree or atmosphere rising.
- Related増幅ぞうふくNeutralFor signals or anxiety being amplified, as in 「不安が増幅する」; 「高まる」 is the more neutral choice.
- Relatedこみ上げるこみあげるNeutralFor emotions welling up inside, as in 「涙がこみ上げる」; 「高まる」 is about a gradual rise.
- Related増加ぞうかNeutralA noun for increases in quantity; 「高まる」 is about degree or atmosphere rising.
- Related膨れ上がるふくれあがるNeutralTo swell or balloon, as in 「費用が膨れ上がる」; 「高まる」 is about degree rising.
- Related湧き上がるわきあがるNeutralFor cheers or emotions surging up at once, as in 「歓声が湧き上がる」; 「高まる」 suggests gradual growth.
- AntonymさがるNeutralThe rise–fall opposite of 「高まる」: to go down or fall.
- Antonym低まるひくまるWrittenThe high–low opposite of 「高まる」: to be lowered; used less often, and leans written.
Use 「高まる」 when atmosphere, awareness, evaluation or attention gradually rises. For numbers going up pick 「上昇」 or 「上がる」; for a lively mood 「盛り上がる」; for emotions welling up 「こみ上げる」; for growing quantities 「増える」. The opposite is 「下がる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


