上げる

Meanings

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

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive, intransitive, auxiliary verb, suffix

Kanji

• 上

  Meanings

  above, up

  On reading

  ジョウ、ショウ、シャン

  Kun reading

  うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、-あ.げる

  Strokes

  3

Example sentences

• 両手をあげろ！

  Hands up!

  Tatoeba #78077 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 左手を上げなさい。

  Raise your left hand.

  Tatoeba #170915 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 右腕を上げられません。

  I can't lift my right arm.

  Tatoeba #189890 · CC BY 2.0 FR