高める|たかめるtakameru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 高める（たかめる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 高めます（たかめます） |
| Negative (nai) | 高めない（たかめない） |
| polite (masen) | 高めません（たかめません） |
| classical zu / nu | 高めず・高めぬ（たかめず・たかめぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 高めた（たかめた） |
| polite (mashita) | 高めました（たかめました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 高めなかった（たかめなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 高めませんでした（たかめませんでした） |
| Te form | 高めて（たかめて） |
| Potential | 高められる（たかめられる） |
| Passive | 高められる（たかめられる） |
| Causative | 高めさせる（たかめさせる） |
| Causative passive | 高めさせられる（たかめさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 高めれば（たかめれば） |
| tara | 高めたら（たかめたら） |
| Volitional | 高めよう（たかめよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 高めましょう（たかめましょう） |
| Imperative | 高めろ（たかめろ） |
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引き上げるひきあげるNeutralPulls something up, or raises prices and tax rates; 「高める」 centers on raising abstract degrees such as quality and awareness.
- Synonym押し上げるおしあげるNeutralPushes something up from below, e.g. pushing up share prices; 「高める」 centers on raising levels.
- SynonymあげるNeutralThe broadest of these: lifting things up or raising them; 「高める」 centers on raising degree or quality.
- Synonym高揚こうようWrittenWritten style: spirits, morale or awareness surging or being raised, as in 「士気を高揚する」「国威の高揚」; leans to spirit and drive, while 「高める」 also covers quality and ability.
- Synonym増強ぞうきょうWrittenWritten style: reinforcing military strength, physical strength and the like, with the emphasis on adding volume; 「高める」 is about raising quality.
- Related強めるつよめるNeutralStrengthens intensity, e.g. tone of voice or firepower; 「高める」 centers on raising standards.
- Related盛り上げるもりあげるNeutralLiven up the mood or an occasion; 「高める」 centers on raising ability or quality.
- Related増やすふやすNeutralIncreases quantity; 「高める」 centers on raising degree or quality.
- Related亢進こうしんWrittenWritten style, intransitive: a condition or bodily function becoming heightened, as in 「心悸亢進」; 「高める」 is transitive.
- Related振り起こすふりおこすWrittenWritten style: rousing or stirring something up, e.g. courage; 「高める」 centers on raising degree.
- Related発揚はつようWrittenWritten style: carrying something forward and building it up, as in 「国威発揚」; mostly national prestige or morale, while 「高める」 takes broader objects.
- Related活気づけるかっきづけるNeutralMakes something lively and active, e.g. energizing the economy; 「高める」 centers on raising degree.
- Related鼓吹こすいWrittenWritten style: advocating or drumming up support for an idea; 「高める」 centers on raising levels.
- Related奮い起こすふるいおこすWrittenWritten style: mustering courage or rousing one's spirit; 「高める」 is more general.
- Related奮激ふんげきWrittenWritten style and rare: being stirred to rouse oneself; in everyday speech say 「奮い立つ」; 「高める」 means raising degree.
- Antonym低めるひくめるNeutralAntonym: to lower; the opposite of 「高める」 in its sense of raising.
- Antonym下げるさげるNeutralAntonym: to bring down or lower; the opposite of 「高める」.
Default to 「高める」 for raising the degree of something abstract — quality, awareness, ability, risk. Say 「引き上げる」 for raising prices or taxes, 「上げる」 for lifting things, 「強める」 for strengthening intensity, and 「盛り上げる」 for livening up a mood. For lowering, use 「下げる」. The written-style words are narrower: 「発揚」 and 「高揚」 for prestige, morale, spirits; 「増強」 for reinforcing strength; 「亢進」 for overactive functions; 「鼓吹」 for advocating ideas; 「奮い起こす」 for mustering courage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
