上がる
あがる
to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised- 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 be washed ashore
- to float atop the water; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse); to rise to the surface
All 26 meanings
- to increase; to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to rise
- 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.)
- to be finished; to be done; to be over
- to stop (of rain); to clear up (of weather)
- to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
- to win (in a card game, etc.)
- to be spoken loudly; to be raised loudly (of a voice)
- to get nervous; to get stage frightColloquial
- to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
- to go; to visitHumble
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to eat; to drinkHonorificGodan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to serve (in one's master's home)- to enter a red light district; to amuse oneself in a red light district; to visit a brothel
- to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement); to become excited; to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd)
Suffix, Godan verb (-ru)
to be complete; to finish- adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently
Expression
above; north of
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 上がるあがる | 上がりますあがります |
| Negative | 上がらないあがらない | 上がりませんあがりません |
| Past | 上がったあがった | 上がりましたあがりました |
| Past negative | 上がらなかったあがらなかった | 上がりませんでしたあがりませんでした |
| Te-form | 上がってあがって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 上がれるあがれる |
| Passive | 上がられるあがられる |
| Causative | 上がらせるあがらせる |
| Volitional | 上がろうあがろう |
| Imperative | 上がれあがれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 上がればあがれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 上がったらあがったら |
Example sentences
熱が上がった。
The fever has risen.
上がってるの?
Are you nervous?
物価が上がった。
The price rose.
歓声が上がった。
Shouts of joy burst forth.
階段を上がって。
Go up the stairs.