切きり上あげる

き

り

あ

げ

る

JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

end early; cut short; finish at a convenient point

Used for meetings, work, events, or activities that are intentionally ended before the originally planned time, often at a natural break.

会かい議ぎを5時じに切きり上あげた。
We ended the meeting at 5 o'clock.
今日きょうは仕し事ごとを早はやめに切きり上

あ

げよう

。

Let's finish work early today.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

round up (a number)

Mathematical or accounting term: to increase a fractional number to the next whole number or a higher unit. Opposite of 切り捨てる (round down).

計けい算さん結けっ果かは小しょう数すう点てん以い下かを切きり上あげてください。
Please round up the result to the nearest whole number.

3

ichidan verb, transitive verb

revalue (currency) upward; appreciate

Economic term: to raise the official exchange rate of a currency. Often used in the context of a fixed exchange rate system or policy decision.

政せい府ふは通つう貨かを切きり上あげる決けっ定ていをした。
The government decided to revalue the currency upward.

Written forms

切きり上あげるUsage77%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and everyday writing.
切きりあげるUsage12%
search-only kanji form
切きり上あげるUsage6%
Variant kanji spelling without okurigana り; less common but still seen.
きりあげるUsage4%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
上above, up

Similar words

切きり捨すてる
切り捨てる means 'to round down' or 'to cut off and discard', the opposite of 切り上げる in the rounding sense.
打うち切きる
打ち切る means 'to terminate' or 'to discontinue' something abruptly, often permanently, while 切り上げる implies ending at a convenient point with possible continuation later.

Etymology

Compound of 切る (kiru, 'to cut') + 上げる (ageru, 'to raise'). The combination yields the sense of 'cutting off and raising', which developed into the meanings of ending something early, rounding up numbers, and revaluing currency upward.