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上げる

あげる

to raise, to increase

Mnemonic

上 is a mark sitting above the line, up. Same あげる you already know for giving, except the thing going up is your own hand: あげる.

Worth knowing

Same reading as あげる "to give". This one is written with 上 and means to lift. 上がる あがる is the thing going up on its own.

Built from

up, above
A mark sitting above the line.

Also read あげる

to give (receiver is not in the speaker's group)

Words sharing these kanji

up, above ... or more, beyond to go up, to rise to stand up skilled, good to look up above ground

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