上がる
あがる
Also written 上る, 騰がる
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised See also: 揚がる (あがる). Antonym: 下がる (さがる).
- to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
- to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
- to get out (of water); to come ashore; to be washed ashore See also: 揚がる (あがる).
- to float atop the water; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse); to rise to the surface See also: 揚がる (あがる).
- to increase; to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to rise (occ. as 騰る in ref. to money)
- to improve; to make progress
- to be promoted; to advance
- to be made (of profit, etc.)
- to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
- to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) (often as 〜で上がる)
- to be finished; to be done; to be over
- to stop (of rain); to clear up (of weather)
- to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
- to win (in a card game, etc.)
- to be spoken loudly; to be raised loudly (of a voice) See also: 揚がる (あがる).
- to get nervous; to get stage fright (esp. アガる)
- to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
- to go; to visit
- Godan verb, Transitive to eat; to drink
- Godan verb, Intransitive to serve (in one's master's home)
- to enter a red light district; to amuse oneself in a red light district; to visit a brothel See also: 揚がる (あがる).
- to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement); to become excited; to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd) See also: 挙がる (あがる).
- Suffix, Godan verb to be complete; to finish (after the -masu stem of a verb) See also: 出来上がる (できあがる).
- adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently (after the -masu stem of a verb)
- Expression above; north of (as ～上ル; in the Kyoto address system)
Kanji
- 上 up. Read as あがる.
Example sentences
- 君はいわば陸に上がった魚のようなものだ。
You are, so to speak, a fish out of water. - 近年、物価が徐々に上がっている。
Prices have been gradually rising in recent years. - 近ごろ彼女の料理の腕が上がった。
She has improved her skill in cooking recently. - 給料があがったので生活がどうにか成り立つ。
Since I got a raise, I can manage. - 給与が増えるに比例して、所得税率もあがっていく。
The income tax rate increases in proportion as your salary rises.
Common phrases
- 気温が上がる
- 声が上がる
- マウンドに上がる
- 土俵に上がる
- レベルが上がる
- 煙が上がる
- 調子が上がらない
- 値段が上がる
- 水位が上がる
- リングに上がる
- 物価が上がる
- 軍配が上がる (ぐんばいがあがる) to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan
- テンションが上がる (テンションがあがる) to get excited
- 階段を上がる (かいだんをあがる) to go up the stairs
- 頭が上がらない (あたまがあがらない) to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to)
Related forms
- 上げる (あげる) to give (transitive partner)
Words containing 上がる
- 盛り上がる (もりあがる) to rouse
- 繰り上がる (くりあがる) to move up (e.g. date, rank, order)
- 上がり下がり (あがりさがり) rise and fall
And 30 more.