仕し上あげ

し

あ

げ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

finish; finishing touches; completion

Refers to the final stage of making or doing something, often implying careful attention to detail.

ケーキの仕し上あげに

粉こな

砂糖ざとう

を

ふる

。

I dust powdered sugar as the finishing touch on the cake.

この作さく品ひんはまだ仕し上あげが必ひつ要ようだ。

This piece still needs finishing work.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の仕し上あげをするto put the finishing touches on something
この作さく品ひんの仕し上あげをする。
I'm putting the finishing touches on this work.
仕し上あげに〈動どう詞し〉to do something as a final touch
仕し上あげにソースをかける。
As a finishing touch, pour the sauce over it.
仕し上あげに取とり掛かかるto get down to the finishing stage
いよいよ仕し上あげに取とり掛かかる。
We're finally getting down to the finishing stage.

Expressions

細工さいくは流々仕上りゅうりゅうしあげを御覧ごろうじろdon't judge a work in progress; the end crowns the work

Kanji

仕attend, doing, official
上above, up

Related words

完かん成せいN3
完成 refers to the state or fact of being completed, while 仕上げ highlights the final polishing stage or last touches leading up to that completion.
完かん了りょうN3
完了 is a formal term for a task or process being fully finished, whereas 仕上げ focuses specifically on the careful final steps that bring something to that finished state.

Opposites

着ちゃく手しゅN1
着手 means to begin or start work on something, the opposite stage of the process from 仕上げ, which is the final finishing stage.
手て始はじめ
仕上げ is the finishing touch or final stage of a task, the opposite end from 手始め, the initial step.

Don't confuse with

仕し上あがりN1
仕上がり refers to the finished result or quality of a completed item, while 仕上げ refers to the act or process of finishing it.

Word family

総そう仕し上あげ
final overall finish; mop-up; final touches
仕し上あげ払ばらい
piecework pay; payment by the job
研けん磨ま仕し上あげ
polishing; polished finish; burnished finish

Written forms

仕し上あげUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency.
仕し上あげUsage6%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 仕上げ.
仕しあげUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 仕 (し, continuative form of する 'to do') and 上げ (あげ, continuative form of 上げる 'to raise, complete'). Literally 'doing and raising to completion'.

鏡きょう面めん仕し上あげ

mirror finish; mirror-like polished surface

柔じゅう軟なん仕し上あげ剤ざい

fabric softener