Word Meaning 手を挙げる

てをあげる te o ageru

手を挙げる is read as てをあげる (te o ageru) and means to raise one's hand.

Meaning

English

to raise one's hand
to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike)
to surrender
to become better (at something)
to improve
to throw one's hat in the ring
to volunteer
to indicate one intends to participate

Reading

Kana

てをあげる

Romaji

te o ageru

Writing Variants

手をあげる てをあげる teoageru
手を上げる てをあげる te o ageru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 25875 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

挙手

きょしゅ

salute

一挙手一投足

いっきょしゅいっとうそく

one's every action

諸手を挙げて

もろてをあげて

wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.)

挙手の礼

きょしゅのれい

hand salute

手控える

てびかえる

to jot down a note

手がける

てがける

to rear

手間取る

てまどる

to take more time than expected

手に入る

てにはいる

to obtain

手に入れる

てにいれる

to obtain

手古摺る

てこずる

to have much trouble

手帳

てちょう

certificate

手錠

てじょう

confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)

Example Sentences

いつも手を挙げるのに、先生は当ててくれないんだ。

I always raise my hand, but the teacher never calls on me.