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うちあげる

Meanings

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to launch; to shoot up; to hit (a ball) high

彼かれは似にたようなボールを今こん度どは真ま上うえに打うち上あげていた。This time, he was hitting a similar ball straight up.

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

2. (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore)

発はっ見けんされた時とき、僕ぼくは、この近ちかくの浜はまに打うち上あげられていたって。They say that when I was found, I had washed up on a beach near here.

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

3. to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

芝しば居いは明あ日したで打うち上あげる予よ定ていだ。The play is scheduled to close tomorrow.

4. to report (e.g. to one's boss)

Alt. forms

打うち上あげる

うちあげる

撃うち上あげる

打うち上あげる

打うち揚あげる

撃うちあげる

打うち揚あげる

Pitch accent

う

ちあげる

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ちあげ

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Conjugations...Used in: 51

Composed of

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

Examples (17 in total)

彼かれらは花はな火びをうちあげた。

They set off fireworks.

ロケットは宇う宙ちゅうにうちあげられた。

The rocket was launched into space.

月つきロケットが今こん晩ばんうちあげられるだろう。

A moon rocket will be launched tonight.