EntryCommonJLPT N5WaniKani 42
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to raise; to elevate

    see 手を上げるsee 挙げる

    質問があれば右手を挙げて下さい。
    If you have a question, please raise your right hand.
  2. to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)

  3. to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)

    occ. 騰げる in ref. to price

  4. to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)

  5. to give

    Polite (teineigo) languageUsually written using kana alone

  6. to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)

  7. to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve

  8. to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain

    see 挙げる

  9. to promote (someone)

  10. to complete; to finish

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

    see 声を上げるsee 挙げる

  12. to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up

  13. to do up (one's hair)

    see 髪を上げる

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

  15. to praise; to commend; to flatter

  16. to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs

  17. to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)

  18. to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post

  19. to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood

    Colloquialesp. as アゲる

  20. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

    (of the tide) to come in; to rise

  21. to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)

    Finance

  22. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

    to vomit; to throw up

  23. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

    to do for (the sake of someone else)

    Usually written using kana alonePolite (teineigo) languageafter the -te form of a verb

  24. Suffix, Ichidan verb

    to complete ...

    after the -masu stem of a verbsee 作り上げる

  25. to humbly do ...

    Humble (kenjougo) languageafter the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humilitysee 申し上げる

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Characters in this word

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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.すたてまつ.る
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ジョウショウシャン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
35 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

あおいあげかきかずかんこうのぼりほつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-2SKIP code
2m1.1The Kanji Dictionary
2110.0Four corner code
1272deroo
4e0aUnicode hex code
1-30-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
798Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
10New Nelson (John Haig)
3404New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4212Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2128Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2876Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
49Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
50Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
21A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
47Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13Morohashi
37A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
32Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
32Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
20sakade
5Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
23henshall3
12Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
29crowley
31Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
6Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
49Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang4, shang3Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level