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打ち上がる (うちあがる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

打うち上あがる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be launched; lift off

Used for rockets, fireworks, or other projectiles being launched upward.

ロケットが打うち上あがった。
The rocket was launched.
花はな火びが次つぎ々つぎと打うち上あがる。
Fireworks are launched one after another.

2

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be washed up; be cast ashore

Describes something being carried by waves and left on the shore, such as driftwood, shells, or a body.

海かい岸がんに大おおきな流りゅう木ぼくが打うち上あがっていた。
A large piece of driftwood had been washed up on the beach.
台たい風ふうの後あと、たくさんの貝かい殻がらが打うち上あがった。
After the typhoon, many shells were washed ashore.

Written forms

打うち上あがるUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
打うちあがるUsage10%
Mixed kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
打うち上あがるUsage5%
Variant with old-style okurigana; rarely used.
打うち上あがる
Variant with simplified okurigana; rarely used.
打うち揚あがる
Uses 揚 (raise) for the launch sense; uncommon.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
上above, up
揚raise, elevate, hoist

Similar words

打うち上あげる
Transitive counterpart: 'to launch (a rocket, fireworks)' or 'to wash (something) ashore'. 打ち上がる is the intransitive version.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち (uchi, 'striking') + 上がる (agaru, 'to rise'). The 'wash ashore' sense likely derives from the image of waves striking and lifting objects onto the beach.