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Reading and JLPT level

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

Example sentence

恐い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。 If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to do up (one's hair)

Example sentence

あの方が言われる事を、何でもしてあげて下さい。 Do whatever he tells you.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)

Example sentence

前の歯医者さんに、たばこをやめるなら、ヤニ取りしてあげる・・・といわれたそうです。 He said that his previous dentist told him that he'd remove nicotine stains if he stopped smoking.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to land (a boat)

Example sentence

髪も上げたほうが私は好きだ。 I also prefer it with the hair worn up.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to deep-fry

Example sentence

私は先月結婚式を挙げました。 I held a wedding ceremony last month.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to show someone (into a room)

Example sentence

卵から孵化したてのメダカにはどのようなえさをあげればよろしいでしょうか？ What should you feed killifish that have just hatched from their eggs?
Parts of speech

Meaning

(uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.)

Example sentence

真昼の太陽がテニスコートを目も眩むほどに照らしあげた。 The noonday sun beat down with dazzling brightness on the tennis court.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to send someone (away)

Example sentence

調節レバーを上に上げると座面の高さを調節できます。 You can adjust the seat height by moving the adjustment lever up.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll

Example sentence

尿瓶でおしっこするのを手伝ってあげることを専門用語でなんと言いますか？ What's the technical terminology for assisting someone to go to the toilet with a urine bottle?
Parts of speech

Meaning

to increase (price, quality, status, etc.)

Example sentence

奥歯に物の挟まった言い方をせず、ズバリ直球で言ってあげる事をお勧めします。 I recommend giving it to them straight, don't waffle your way around the subject.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)

Example sentence

も～う、モタモタしないの。遅刻になっちゃうでしょ。ほら、紐、結んであげる。 Oooh, get a move on. We'll end up late! Come on, I'll tie your shoelaces for you.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to earn (something desirable)

Example sentence

ケーキ一個で手を打ってあげるよ。 I'll do it for a cake.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to praise

Example sentence

私も先日クリスマスプレゼントにちょっとしたものをあげました。 I also gave him a little something as a Christmas present the other day.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to give (an example, etc.); to cite

Example sentence

彼は少し横に詰めて席を空けてあげた。 He squashed up a bit to the side to leave a seat free.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)

Example sentence

アリさん、今日もご苦労さんだよ。はい、角砂糖あげるよ。 Hi Mr Ant, keeping up the good work today as well. Here's a sugar cube.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to arrest

Example sentence

図書館は行かないんだよ。でも駅までなら連れてってあげるよ。 I'm not going to the library, but I can take you as far as the station.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to nominate

Example sentence

私はいまだに高く上げたバトンをうまくキャッチできない。 I am still clumsy catching batons thrown high up.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to give

Example sentence

時に蓮、キミがね。お姉さんが手を取ってあげようか？毎年真っ先にはぐれるのは蓮だもんな。 By the way, Ren. Should I take your hand? Every year it's you who get separated right off.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)

Example sentence

他人任せはダメ。ライフセーバーではないが、俺自身が介抱してあげないと。 I can't leave this to others. I'm no lifesaver but if I don't help her myself....
Parts of speech

Meaning

to bear (a child)

Example sentence

ほら、健一、そこの雨樋伝っておいでよ。引っ張ってあげるから。 Hey, Ken'ichi, come along that drain pipe. I'll pull you up.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)

Example sentence

ブレーカー上げてくればいいの。早く！ You just need to reset the breaker. Hurry up!
Parts of speech

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Meaning

(of the tide) to come in

Example sentence

うまくいったら連ドラを紹介してあげる。 If it goes well, I'll put you forward for a drama serial.
Parts of speech

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb

Meaning

to vomit

Example sentence

「冬のソナタ」を例に挙げるまでもなく、いまや時ならぬ韓流ブームである。 You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan.
Parts of speech

auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

Meaning

to do for (the sake of someone else)

Example sentence

論文は去年のより長かったが、数人の学生はなんとかし上げた。 Although the paper was much longer than last year's a few students managed to finish.
Parts of speech

suffix, Ichidan verb

Meaning

to complete ...

Example sentence

列車は徐々にスピードを上げた。 The train gained speed gradually.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to humbly do ...

Example sentence

零細小売店などは新年度には利益を上げるでしょう。 Mom-and-pop stores will turn a profit in the new fiscal year.

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

恐い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。

If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
あの方が言われる事を、何でもしてあげて下さい。

Do whatever he tells you.
前の歯医者さんに、たばこをやめるなら、ヤニ取りしてあげる・・・といわれたそうです。

He said that his previous dentist told him that he'd remove nicotine stains if he stopped smoking.
髪も上げたほうが私は好きだ。

I also prefer it with the hair worn up.
私は先月結婚式を挙げました。

I held a wedding ceremony last month.
卵から孵化したてのメダカにはどのようなえさをあげればよろしいでしょうか？

What should you feed killifish that have just hatched from their eggs?

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

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

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Kanji in this word

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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