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    3. 胴上げ

    胴上げ

    胴どう上あげ​

    tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)

    KMT9News #24+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    胴揚げ

    どうあげ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)

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    優ゆう勝しょうチームが監かん督とくを胴どう上あげした。

    The winning team tossed their coach into the air.

    KMT8Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かれは胴どう上あげされて、満まん面めんの笑えみを浮うかべた。

    He was tossed into the air and had a big smile on his face.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    試しあ合ちに勝かった後あと、選せん手しゅたちは喜よろこびの胴どう上あげを行おこなった。

    After winning the game, the players performed a celebratory tossing.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    プロジェクトが成せい功こうし、リーダーが胴どう上あげされた。

    The project was successful, and the leader was tossed into the air.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    胴どう上あげは、日に本ほんのスポーツ文ぶん化かにおける勝しょう利りの象しょう徴ちょう的てきな表ひょう現げんだ。

    Tossing someone into the air is a symbolic expression of victory in Japanese sports culture.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    胴
    trunk・torso・hull (ship)・hub of wheel
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    げ
    ge
    Kana
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