Word Meaning 挙げる

あげる ageru

挙げる is read as あげる (ageru) and means (of the tide) to come in.

Meaning

English

  1. (of the tide) to come in
  2. to arrest
  3. to bear (a child)
  4. to complete ...
  5. to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
  6. to deep-fry
  7. to do for (the sake of someone else)
  8. to do up (one's hair)

Reading

Kana

あげる

Romaji

ageru

Writing Variants

  • 上げる あげる ageru
  • 揚げる あげる ageru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 下ろす,下げる,降ろす Rank 189 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

挙る

こぞる

to assemble everything together

挙げ足をとる

あげあしをとる

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake

挙党

きょとう

whole party

挙式

きょしき

holding a ceremony

挙国

きょこく

the whole nation

挙動

きょどう

conduct

挙手

きょしゅ

salute

挙行

きょこう

celebration (of ceremony)

挙上

きょじょう

elevation

挙用

きょよう

appointment

きょ

recommendation (of a person for a position)

Example Sentences

7

I'm having a wedding in a month.

The crowd yelled when he scored a goal.

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

The night before we were to be married, she had an affair with my best friend.

You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan.

"Hey, did you know? Mr. Tanaka is getting married!" "Really?? When?" "I think the wedding is next week."

"Hey, did you know? Mr. Tanaka's getting married!" "For real? When?" "I think they're holding the ceremony next week."