上げる

あげる

CommonJLPT N5

Written & reading forms

Also written 挙げる、揚げる

Meanings

01
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to raise; to elevate
02
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to do up (one's hair)
03
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
04
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to land (a boat)
05
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to deep-fry
06
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to show someone (into a room)
07
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to give
Polite · Usually kana
08
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to send someone (away)
09
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
10
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
11
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
12
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to earn (something desirable)
13
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to praise
14
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to give (an example, etc.); to cite
usu. 挙げる
15
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
usu. 挙げる
16
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to arrest
17
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to nominate
18
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to summon (for geishas, etc.)
Usually kana
19
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
20
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to bear (a child)
21
Ichidan verb · Transitive
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
usu. 挙げる
22
Ichidan verb · Intransitive
(of the tide) to come in
23
Ichidan verb · Intransitive · Transitive
to vomit
24
Auxiliary verb · Ichidan verb
to do for (the sake of someone else)
Usually kana · Polite
after the -te form of a verb
25
Auxiliary verb · Ichidan verb
to complete ...
after the -masu stem of a verb
26
Auxiliary verb · Ichidan verb
to humbly do ...
Humble
after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility

Pitch accent

Red line shows relative high and low pitch by mora. Pronunciation can vary by region and speaker.

上げる
平板 / 尾高 · Heiban / Odaka