仕上げる

• 読み: しあげる
• ローマ字: shiageru
• 漢字の分解: 仕 (shi/tsuka) — serve, do; 上 (jō/a) — above, raise, finish
• 発音: /ɕi.a.ge.ɾɯ/

意味

To finish up; to complete; to polish off. To bring something to a final, polished state.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb emphasising not just completion but achieving a polished result. The compound of 仕 (do, serve) and 上げる (raise, finish) suggests elevating work to its final form. Common in creative, professional, and academic contexts where quality of completion matters.

例文

1. レポートを今夜中に仕上げなければならない。
2. 職人が家具を美しく仕上げた。
3. デザインの最終案を仕上げるのに三日かかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, creative projects, academic

トーン: purposeful

起源と歴史

Compound verb of 仕 (to serve, to do) and 上げる (to raise up). The combination conveys the idea of completing work and bringing it up to a finished standard.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal