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かき上げる (かきあげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

かき上あげる

か

き

あ

げ

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

push up hair; comb up; smooth back hair

Describes the action of using fingers or a comb to lift or smooth back one's hair, especially stray strands or bangs.

彼かの女じょは前まえ髪がみをかき上あげながら話はなした。
She spoke while pushing up her bangs.
鏡かがみの前まえで髪かみをかき上あげて、分わけ

目め

を

整ととの

え

た

。

I smoothed back my hair in front of the mirror and adjusted my part.

Written forms

かき上あげるUsage35%
Common kana spelling; the kanji 掻 is not in the Jōyō set, so kana is preferred in general writing.
かきあげるUsage46%
搔かき上あげるUsage12%
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Search-only form using the kyūjitai 搔.
掻かき上あげるUsage4%
Kanji spelling using 掻; acceptable but less common due to the non-Jōyō kanji.
掻かき揚あげるUsage3%
Variant with 揚げる; rarely used for this meaning.

Kanji

上above, up
搔to scratch
掻scratch, rake, comb
揚

Similar words

かき分わける
かき分ける means to push aside or part something (like hair, crowd, bushes) to make a way, while かき上げる specifically means to lift or smooth hair upward/backward.
撫なで付つける
撫で付ける means to smooth down hair (often with pomade), while かき上げる implies an upward or backward motion, often with fingers.

Etymology

Compound of かき (continuative form of 掻く 'to scratch, comb') + 上げる 'to raise'. The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the spelling with 掻 is conventional.

raise, elevate, hoist