たかめる – Vocabulary details

たかめる

Meanings

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

皆みな、実じつは裏うらで自じ分ぶんを高たかめようと必ひっ死しだったのさ。Everyone was actually desperately trying to improve themselves behind the scenes.

Alt. forms

高たかめる

99%

たかめる

Pitch accent

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Conjugations...Used in: 43

Composed of

たか

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

Used in vocabulary (4 in total)

きぶんをたかめる

to raise someone's spirits; to enhance a mood

ちいをたかめる

to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing

かんしんをたかめる

to stimulate interest in; to raise awareness of

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Examples (9 in total)

生いき残のこる率りつをたかめたい。

I want to increase the survival rate.

なぜ、お酒さけががんのリスクをたかめるのでしょう。

Why does alcohol raise the risk of cancer?

祭さい司しは人ひと々びとを道どう徳とく的てきにたかめようとした。

The priest tried to improve the people's morals.

皆みな、実じつは裏うらで自じ分ぶんをたかめようと必ひっ死しだったのさ。

Everyone was actually desperately trying to improve themselves behind the scenes.

たぶん、国こく王おうの権けん威いをたかめる為ための演えん出しゅつだろう。

It's probably staged to boost the king's authority.

そう危き惧ぐを抱いだいて、彼かれらは緊きん張ちょう感かんをたかめているのだった。

Harboring such fears, they were heightening their sense of tension.

社しゃ長ちょうは従じゅう業ぎょう員いんに生せい産さん性せいをたかめるように命めいじた。

The president instructed the employees to improve their productivity.

彼かの女じょの３さん本ぼん目めの映えい画がは彼かの女じょの名めい声せいをおおいにたかめた。

Her third movie greatly added to her reputation.

過か去こを断たち切きり、今いまをこれ以い上じょうないところまでたかめる。