打ち上げる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 打ち上げる | 打ち上げない |
| Polite | 打ち上げます | 打ち上げません |
| Past polite | 打ち上げました | 打ち上げませんでした |
| Past | 打ち上げた | 打ち上げなかった |
| Te-form | 打ち上げて | 打ち上げないで |
| Desire | 打ち上げたい | 打ち上げたくない |
| Potential | 打ち上げられるalso 打ち上げれる | 打ち上げられないalso 打ち上げれない |
| Passive | 打ち上げられる | 打ち上げられない |
| Causative | 打ち上げさせる | 打ち上げさせない |
| Causative passive | 打ち上げさせられる | 打ち上げさせられない |
| Volitional | 打ち上げよう | |
| Polite volitional | 打ち上げましょう | |
| Imperative | 打ち上げろ | 打ち上げるな |
| Conditional | 打ち上げれば | 打ち上げなければ |
| Tara conditional | 打ち上げたら | 打ち上げなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
launch; shoot up; hit high
Used for sending something upward, such as a rocket or fireworks; in sports, also for hitting a ball high into the air.
They launch a satellite with a rocket.
He hit the ball high into the air.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
wash ashore; dash up onto
Used when waves throw or wash something up onto land or against a shore; passive forms such as 打ち上げられる are also common in this meaning.
A huge wave washed the small boat up onto the sandy beach.
After the storm, fish had been washed up on the beach.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
bring to a close; finish a run
Used especially for bringing an event run, performance series, tournament, or similar organized period to its end.
The troupe successfully brought its three-month run of performances to a close.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
report upward; report to a superior
Less common workplace or organizational use for reporting something from a lower position to a boss or higher office; 報告する is the plainer general word.
The phrase 上司に打ち上げる is sometimes used to mean reporting something upward to a superior.
They plan to launch a new rocket next month.
The boat was washed up onto the shore by a big wave.
Tonight's performance will bring this tour to its end.
It's best to report this problem up to your boss right away.
打ち上げる means to launch something (like a firework or rocket) or hold a celebratory wrap-up party, easy to confuse with 打ち込む's meanings of driving something in or devoting oneself, despite the shared 打ち prefix.
打ち上げる can mean waves casting an object onto the shore and leaving it there, whereas 打ち寄せる focuses on the repeated surging motion of the waves themselves.
launch site; launch pad
launch vehicle; carrier rocket
wrap party; completion celebration
Rarely used kanji form; 打ち上げる is the normal spelling.