上がる（あがる）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to rise / go up
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 上がります | あがります |
| te-form | 上がって | あがって |
| ta-form (past) | 上がった | あがった |
| nai-form (negative) | 上がらない | あがらない |
| potential form | 上がれる | あがれる |
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Example sentences
- 来月から電気代が上がるそうだ。 — I hear the electricity bill is going up starting next month.
- エレベーターで五階まで上がる。 — I go up to the fifth floor by elevator.
Idioms & proverbs containing “上がる”
- 株が上がる (かぶがあがる) — to rise in esteem; to become popular
- 手が上がる (てがあがる) — to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
- 切れ上がる (きれあがる) — to turn upwards
- 軍配が上がる (ぐんばいがあがる) — to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan
Antonyms
- 下がる (さがる) — to fall / go down
Related words
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