Definition of 上がる

あがるagaruirr. Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised Antonym: 下がる
  • to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
  • to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
  • to get out (of water); to come ashore
  • to increase - also written as 騰る in ref. to price
  • to improve; to make progress
  • to be promoted; to advance
  • to be made (of profit, etc.)
  • to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
  • to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) - often as 〜で上がる
  • to be finished; to be done; to be over
  • (of rain) to stop; to lift
  • to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
  • to win (in a card game, etc.)
  • to be arrested 挙がる
  • to turn up (of evidence, etc.) 挙がる
  • to be deep fried 揚がる
  • to be spoken loudly
  • to get stage fright
  • to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
  • to go; to visit - humble language
  • to eat; to drink - honorific language
  • to be listed (as a candidate) - esp. 挙がる
  • to serve (in one's master's home)
  • to go north - in Kyoto

suffix / godan ~る verb:

  • to be complete; to finish - after the -masu stem of a verb 出来上がる

Example Sentences

生活seikatsuhiga断然danzen上がっagata
The cost of life increased drastically.
そしてsoshiteこのkono遊具yuuguにはniha滑り台suberidainoデッキDEKKIni上がるagaru方法houhougaもう一つmouhitotsuありますarimasu
And there is one more method of climbing up to the slide deck.
mizuからkara上がりagari入江irienoほとりhotorinosunanouewoよちよち歩きyochiyochiaruki出しましたdashimashita
She pulled herself out of the water and waddled along the sand at the edge of the creek.
恵一keiichi天ぷらtenpura揚がったagattaからkarasara持ってmotte来いkoi
Keiichi, the tempura's done, so bring a plate.
鳥居toriito言うiuto階段kaidanwo上がったagattaところtokoroniあったatta赤いakaiオブジェOBUJE
By 'Torii' you mean that red objet d'art at the top of the steps?

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