挙あげる
Meanings
Auxiliary verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to give (an example); to list; to enumerate; to show; to display; to cite
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
2. to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather
3. to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to seize; to apprehend
4. to nominate (e.g. for a position); to recommend; to propose (something)
5. to hold (an event, ceremony, etc.); to conduct (a wedding)
6. to raise (an army); to take up arms (against something); to rise up
7. to make known; to inform; to spread word; to win fame
8. to have (a child); to bear (a child); to raise (children)
9. to raise; to elevate
10. to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
11. to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
Kanji used
raise and present
Pitch accent
あ
げる
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hold a ceremony
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
Examples (9 in total)
Raise your right hand.
I held a wedding ceremony last month.
I'm having a wedding in a month.