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.
人工衛星をロケットで打ち上げる。
They launch a satellite with a rocket.
彼はボールを高く打ち上げた。
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.
大波が小舟を砂浜に打ち上げた。
A huge wave washed the small boat up onto the sandy beach.
嵐の後、魚が浜に打ち上げられていた。
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.
劇団は三か月の公演を無事に打ち上げた。
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.
「上司に打ち上げる」は、下から上へ報告する意味で使われることがある。
The phrase 上司に打ち上げる is sometimes used to mean reporting something upward to a superior.