Word Meaning 上がる

あがる agaru

上がる is read as あがる (agaru) and means to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.).

Meaning

English

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
to be arrested
to be deep fried
to be listed (as a candidate)
to be made (of profit, etc.)
to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
to be spoken loudly
to go north

Reading

Kana

あがる

Romaji

agaru

Writing Variants

挙がる あがる agaru
上るあがる agaru
揚がる あがる agaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Synonyms 召し上がる,召す Antonyms 下りる,降りる,下がる,下る・降る Rank 363 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上せる

のぼせる

to raise

上回る

うわまわる

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.)

上り詰める

のぼりつめる

to be engrossed in

上り下り

のぼりおり

going up and down

上下

じょうげ

first and second volumes

上がり

あがり

after (rain, illness, etc.)

上り

のぼり

upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

上がったり

あがったり

doomed (business, trade, etc.)

上げ

あげ

rise (e.g. in price)

上

うえ

surface

上

かみ

head (of a table)

上

じょう

with my compliments

Example Sentences

上がるの手伝って。

Help me up.

物価は上がる一方だ。

Prices go on rising.

生活費は上がる一方だ。

The cost of living is rising.

立ち上がるの手伝って。

Help me stand up.

起き上がるの手伝って。

Help me up.

午後には上がるだろうか？

Will it clear up this afternoon?

あんまり思い上がるなよ。

Don't blow your own horn too much.

近日中に台所が出来上がる。

One of these days, the kitchen will be ready.

それは１日か２日で仕上がる。

It will be finished in a day or two.

家に上がる時は、靴を脱ぎます。

I take off my shoes when I go in my house.

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