noun, noun, used as a suffix
tuck in clothing; sewn-up tuck
A sewing and clothing term for a tuck used to shorten or adjust cloth, often appearing as a suffix in compounds such as 肩上げ, 腰上げ, or 縫い揚げ.
See also: 縫い揚げ (ぬいあげ)
子どもの着物に肩上げをした。
I put shoulder tucks in the child's kimono.
成長したので、着物の腰上げをほどいた。
Because the child had grown, we let out the waist tuck in the kimono.
noun
rise; increase; upward movement
Only when written 上げ
A noun for an upward move, especially in prices, stocks, exchange rates, and similar figures. Usually written 上げ and contrasted with 下げ.
Antonyms: 下げ
今日の株価は小幅の上げで終わった。
Today's stock prices ended with a slight rise.
為替相場は午後に上げに
The exchange rate turned upward in the afternoon.
The direct opposite for a fall, decrease, or downward movement, especially in market or price contexts.
Specifically means a price increase, often as an action by a seller or provider; 上げ can refer more generally to the upward movement itself.
A more explicit sewing term for a tuck or sewn-up adjustment; 上げ can appear as the suffix element in this kind of clothing term.
A nominal form of あげ, related to the continuative stem of 上げる or 揚げる. The spelling 上げ conventionally matches rising or raising, while 揚げ is used in some lifting or sewing-related compounds.