Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 上げる(あげる) in Japanese

上げる, 挙げる, 揚げる
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
あげる
Romaji
ageru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to raise; to elevate
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to do up (one's hair)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to land (a boat)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to deep-fry
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to show someone (into a room)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to send someone (away)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to increase (price, quality, status, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to earn (something desirable)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to praise
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to give (an example, etc.); to cite
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to arrest
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to nominate
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to give
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to bear (a child)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    (of the tide) to come in
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to vomit
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to do for (the sake of someone else)
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to complete ...
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to humbly do ...

Examples of 上げる, 挙げる, 揚げる, あげる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
上げる
Plain Polite
上げます
Negative
上げない
Negative Polite
上げません

Past

Plain
上げた
Plain Polite
上げました
Negative
上げなかった
Negative Polite
上げませんでした

Te

Plain
上げて
Plain Polite
上げまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
上げられる
Plain Polite
上げられます
Negative
上げられない
Negative Polite
上げられません

Related Kanji

揚 JLPT 1

12 strokes

hoist, fry in deep fat

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: あ.げる, -あ.げ, あ.がる

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挙 JLPT 1

10 strokes

raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

On'Yomi: キョ

Kun'Yomi: あ.げる, あ.がる, こぞ.る

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上 JLPT 5

3 strokes

above, up

On'Yomi: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン

Kun'Yomi: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す

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