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打ち上げ (うちあげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

打うち上あげ

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ち

あ

げ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

launch; lift-off; shooting off (fireworks)

Used for sending rockets, satellites, or fireworks into the sky. For fireworks, it can also refer to the display itself.

ロケットの打うち上あげは明日あすに延えん期きされた。
The rocket launch has been postponed to tomorrow.
夏なつ祭まつりで花はな火びの打うち

上あ

げ

を

見み

た

。

I watched the fireworks display at the summer festival.

2

noun

end; close; completion

Refers to the conclusion of a project, event, or theatrical run. Often used in compound words like 打ち上げ会 (wrap party).

舞ぶ台たいの打うち上あげが近ちかづいてきた。
The end of the theatrical run is approaching.

3

noun

wrap party; completion celebration

A party held to celebrate the successful completion of a project, performance series, or similar endeavor. Often used in the compound 打ち上げ会.

See also: 打ち上げ会

撮さつ影えいが終おわって、打うち上あげで盛もり上あがった。
After filming ended, we had a great time at the wrap party.

Written forms

打うち上あげUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in news and general writing.
打うち上あげ
Variant without okurigana ち; less common but still seen.
打うち揚あげ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 揚げ; it is rarely used.
打うち揚あげ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form combining 打 and 揚げ without okurigana; it is rarely used.

Kanji

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

Similar words

打うち上あげ会かい
Specifically refers to the celebration party itself, while 打ち上げ can mean the event of completion or the party depending on context.
発はっ射しゃ
A more technical term for launching or firing (rockets, bullets, etc.); 打ち上げ is more common for rockets and fireworks.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち (uchi, continuative form of 打つ 'to strike, shoot') + 上げ (age, continuative form of 上げる 'to raise'). Literally 'shooting up', extended to mean launching and later to the completion of an endeavor, from which the sense of a celebratory party developed.