挙げる (あげる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

挙げる (あげる) means to raise / to lift / to hold up.

See example sentences below.

挙げる at a glance

挙げる

あげるageru

N3verb

to raise / to lift / to hold up

挙げるあげるageruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to raise / to lift / to hold up

Example 1

手を挙げて質問してください。

Translation

Please raise your hand to ask a question.

Example 2

国旗を高く挙げた。

Translation

They raised the national flag high.