あげる
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Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to raise; to elevate
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, Usually kana)
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
9. to promote (someone)
10. to complete; to finish
11. to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
12. to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
13. to do up (one's hair)
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
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
20. (of the tide) to come in; to rise
21. to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
22. to vomit; to throw up
Auxiliary verb
Ichidan verb
23. to do for (the sake of someone else) (Usually kana, Polite, after the -te form of a verb)
Suffix
Ichidan verb
24. to complete ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
25. to humbly do ... (Humble, after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
Other spellings
上あげる
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
あげる
Examples538
Mother looked up from her paper and saw me.
I gave him the book.
I put my son through college.
I also prefer it with the hair worn up.
I bought him a magazine.
The store raised all the prices.