Word Meaning 持ち上げる

もちあげる mochiageru

持ち上げる is read as もちあげる (mochiageru) and means to elevate.

Meaning

English

  1. to elevate
  2. to raise
  3. to lift up
  4. to flatter
  5. to extol
  6. to praise to the sky

Reading

Kana

もちあげる

Romaji

mochiageru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 8402 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

持ち上がる

もちあがる

to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row

身上持ち

しんしょうもち

housekeeping

持てる

もてる

to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)

持ち帰る

もちかえる

to take home

持ち去る

もちさる

to take away

持ち堪える

もちこたえる

to hold out (e.g. against an attack)

持ち合わせる

もちあわせる

to happen to have on hand or in stock

持ち寄る

もちよる

to gather (bringing something)

持ち掛ける

もちかける

to offer (a suggestion, etc.)

持ち回る

もちまわる

to carry about

持って回る

もってまわる

to carry around

Example Sentences

9

It's too heavy for me to lift.

I found it impossible to lift the box.

Father helped me lift the table in the living room.

An ant can lift more than 50 times its weight.

Mary has a bad back. It's hard for her to lift things.

This stone was so heavy that I could not lift it.

The box was so heavy that I couldn't lift it.

This box is heavier than I thought, it was difficult to lift with one hand.

Can an omnipotent God create a stone so heavy that even He may not lift it?