noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
General physical or abstract act of moving something up and down.
旗を上げ下げする合図で試合が始まった。
The match started with the signal of raising and lowering the flag.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Commonly used for prices, interest rates, stock values, and other economic indicators.
最近の株価の上げ下げが激しい。
The recent fluctuations in stock prices are severe.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
praising and belittling
Refers to the act of alternately praising and criticizing someone, often in a manipulative or inconsistent way.
上司の上げ下げの激しい態度に振り回されている。
I'm being tossed around by my boss's extreme swings between praise and criticism.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
setting out and clearing away
Used for meals, dishes, or items that are placed and then removed, emphasizing the complete cycle.
宴会の料理の上げ下げを手伝った。
I helped with setting out and clearing away the dishes for the banquet.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Specifically for the tide's rising and falling.
潮の上げ下げに合わせて漁に出る。
They go fishing according to the ebb and flow of the tide.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
rising and falling; modulation
Used for pitch, tone, voice, or musical modulation.
彼の話し方には独特の声の上げ下げがある。
His way of speaking has a distinctive rising and falling of pitch.