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    3. 上がる

    上がる

    上あが​る​

    to rise

    N1KMT6News #13+3CoreRef L2Daily LifeKanji Vocab9 strokes

    上る騰がる上ル

    あがるアガる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised
    2.
    to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in
    3.
    to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade
    4.
    to get out (of water), to come ashore, to be washed ashore
    5.
    to float atop the water, to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse), to rise to the surface
    6.
    to increase, to be raised (e.g. of a salary), to rise
    7.
    to improve, to make progress
    8.
    to be promoted, to advance
    9.
    to be made (of profit, etc.)
    10.
    to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
    11.
    to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
    12.
    to be finished, to be done, to be over
    13.
    to stop (of rain), to clear up (of weather)
    14.
    to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die
    15.
    to win (in a card game, etc.)
    16.
    to be spoken loudly, to be raised loudly (of a voice)
    17.
    to get nervous, to get stage fright
    colloquial
    18.
    to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
    19.
    to go, to visit
    humble (kenjougo) language

    Verb, Transitive

    20.
    to eat, to drink
    honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

    Verb, Intransitive

    21.
    to serve (in one's master's home)
    22.
    to enter a red light district, to amuse oneself in a red light district, to visit a brothel
    23.
    to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement), to become excited, to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd)

    Suffix, Verb

    24.
    to be complete, to finish
    25.
    adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently

    Expressions

    26.
    above, north of

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    階かい段だんを上あがってください。

    Please go up the stairs.

    KMT3Daily Life
    物ぶっ価かがまた上あがった。

    Prices went up again.

    KMT6Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    お風ふ呂ろから上あがったら、すぐに体からだを拭ふいてください。

    After getting out of the bath, please dry yourself immediately.

    KMT6Daily LifeHome & Housing
    彼かれは大おお勢ぜいの前まえだとすぐに上あがってしまう。

    He gets nervous easily in front of a large crowd.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの努ど力りょくが実みを結むすび、ついに部ぶ長ちょうに上あがった。

    His efforts bore fruit, and he was finally promoted to department manager.

    KMT7Work & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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