繰り上げる

くりあげる

Also written 繰上げる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to move up; to advance

Kanji

• 繰 reel. Read as くる.
• 上 up. Read as あげる.

Example sentences

• ４時限が３時限に繰り上げになった。
  The fourth period was moved up to the third.
• 彼は出発を２日繰り上げた。
  He advanced his departure by two days.

Common phrases

• 予定を繰り上げる

Related forms

• 繰り上がる (くりあがる) to move up (e.g. date, rank, order) (intransitive partner)

Words containing 繰り上げる

• 繰り上げ当選 (くりあげとうせん) win an election due to another's death or disqualification
• 手繰り上げる (たぐりあげる) to haul up
• 繰り上げ合格 (くりあげごうかく) being admitted from a waiting list to fill a vacancy (because an accepted candidate withdraws)

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