上げる

• 読み: あげる
• ローマ字: ageru
• 漢字の分解: 上 (jou/ue/a) — up, above, to raise
• 発音: /a.ɡe.ɾɯ/

意味

To raise; to elevate; to give (to someone of equal or lower status).

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb with multiple meanings. Physically means to raise or lift something up. As part of the giving/receiving system, あげる means to give something to someone (not to the speaker). Also used in ～てあげる pattern meaning 'to do something for someone.'

例文

1. 手を上げてください。
2. 妹にお菓子をあげました。
3. 声を上げて歌いましょう。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, giving, classroom

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 上 means 'up/above' and げる adds the verb meaning. One of the most fundamental directional verbs in Japanese, with roots in Old Japanese indicating upward movement.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal