Meaning

Primary

To Be Raised

Alternatives

To Be Listed, To Be Nominated, To Rise

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

When you raise something you are causing it to be raised. This verb can also mean things like to be listed, to be nominated, or to rise. For these additional meanings, you might want to imagine something rising up onto a list or someone rising up to a nomination, because lists and nominations are always high up.

Reading

あがる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

The reading for this is the same as the other "to rise" word, 上がる. Nice how that works, right? So, just associate the two and you have yourself a reading.

Context

Context Sentences

先生がそう言うと、たくさん手が挙がった。

When the teacher said that, many hands were raised.

その時にトムの名前が挙がってましたね。

Tom's name was mentioned at the time, wasn't it?

自分がヒゲ大賞の候補に挙がっているなんて、信じられないよ。

I can’t believe that I’m nominated for the Mustache Award.

Kanji Composition