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.
I put a tuck into 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.
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転じた。
The exchange rate turned upward in the afternoon.
The stock price rose by 100 yen.
Since she grew taller, we let out the tuck in her kimono.
The market turned upward in the afternoon.
上昇 is a more formal, broadly applicable word for a rise or ascent, while 上げ is used specifically for market and price movements.
lowering; sinking; bringing down · depreciation; price fall · punch line (of a rakugo story) · sword strap
縫い揚げ is the fuller sewing term for a sewn-up tuck, while 上げ is the shorter noun/suffix form used in compounds like 肩上げ.
Used to count locations of tucks or alterations (上げ) made in a garment.
raise; lift; move to a higher place · increase; raise a price; raise a wage · show someone in; let a guest in · give · send to school; enroll one's child · improve; develop a skill · achieve; earn; obtain a good result · promote someone · finish; complete · raise one's voice; make a loud sound · raise one's face; lift one's gaze; look up · do up one's hair · offer up; offer incense or a prayer · praise; commend; flatter · keep costs down; cover expenses within an amount; make do · finish one's studies; complete a lesson; pass a class · upload; post online; publish on the internet · raise someone's spirits; cheer someone up; hype up the mood · come in; rise, of the tide · rise in price; increase, of a market price · vomit; throw up · do for someone; do as a favor · finish doing; complete doing · humbly do
adoption; acceptance; confiscation · midwifery; midwife
sales; revenue; takings
launch; lift-off; shooting off (fireworks) · end; close; completion · wrap party; completion celebration
pulling up; salvage; re-flotation · raising; increase; upward revision · repatriation; evacuation
High-priority spelling. Used for a rise or upward movement, and also appears in clothing/sewing compounds.
Attested spelling for the clothing tuck sense, especially in sewing-related compounds such as 縫い揚げ. Not used for the price-rise sense.
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.
piling up; accumulation; stacking
reading aloud; recitation
buying; purchasing; procurement
lifting; hoisting; winding up
fabrication; made-up story; hoax; frame-up
end; conclusion · rounding up · revaluation; upward revision
giving up; being at a loss; throwing in the towel
upheaval; uplift; upthrust
raising the standard; raising the floor; improving the bottom
interest rate hike; increase in interest rates
moving up; advancing; bringing forward
suction; sucking up
kabuki lift mechanism
wage increase; pay raise
upgrading; promotion; elevation of status
raising and lowering · fluctuation; rise and fall · praising and belittling · setting out and clearing away · ebb and flow · rising and falling; modulation
shelving; putting on hold; tabling · withholding from market; keeping off the market
tossing someone into the air in celebration
land acquisition; buying up plots of land · raising the ground level; land filling
close-cropped hair; harvesting
working one's way up; rising through the ranks · self-made person; veteran
fabricate; make up; cook up · cobble together; throw together