- 1. [exp, v1] to raise one's hand
- 2. [exp, v1] to surrender — usu. 手を上げる (id)
- 3. [exp, v1] to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike) — usu. 手を上げる
- 4. [exp, v1] to become better (at something); to improve — usu. 手を上げる (id)
- 5. [exp, v1] to throw one's hat in the ring; to volunteer; to indicate one intends to participate; to raise one's hand — usu. 手を挙げる (id)
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | てをあげる | (tewoageru) |
| Polite | てをあげます | (tewoagemasu) |
| Past, plain | てをあげた | (tewoageta) |
| Past, polite | てをあげました | (tewoagemashita) |
| Negative, plain | てをあげない | (tewoagenai) |
| Negative, polite | てをあげません | (tewoagemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | てをあげなかった | (tewoagenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | てをあげませんでした | (tewoagemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | てをあげて | (tewoagete) |
| Potential | てをあげられる | (tewoagerareru) |
| Volitional | てをあげよう | (tewoageyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | てをあげれば | (tewoagereba) |
| Passive | てをあげられる | (tewoagerareru) |
| Causative | てをあげさせる | (tewoagesaseru) |
| Imperative | てをあげろ | (tewoagero) |
Kanji in this word
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手
handOn: シュ (shu)、 ズ (zu)Kun: て (te)、 て- (te-)、 -て (-te)、 た- (ta-)
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挙
raise, plan, project, behavior, actionsOn: キョ (kyo)Kun: あ.げる (a.geru)、 あ.がる (a.garu)、 こぞ.る (kozo.ru)
Example Sentences
生徒はあまり手を挙げません。
Students don't raise their hands much.