掲かかげる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

put up; display; hoist

Used for physically raising or displaying something visible to the public, such as a sign, banner, flag, or notice.

• 店みせの前まえに看かん板ばんを掲かかげた。

  We put up a sign in front of the shop.

• 彼かれらは国こっ旗きを掲かかげて行こう進しんした。

  They marched while hoisting the national flag.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

hold up high; raise overhead

Specifically for lifting an object high, often with one's hands, such as a trophy, a child, or a torch.

• 優ゆう勝しょう者しゃはトロフィーを高たかく掲かかげた。

  The winner held the trophy up high.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

advocate; champion; put forward

Abstract use: to publicly promote a principle, ideal, slogan, or plan as a guiding concept.

• 新しん政せい党とうは改かい革かくのスローガンを掲かかげた。

  The new political party put forward a reform slogan.

• 彼かれは自じ由ゆうと平びょう等どうの理り想そうを掲かかげている。

  He champions the ideals of freedom and equality.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

publish; carry; print

Used when a newspaper, magazine, or website publishes an article, story, or advertisement.

• その新しん聞ぶんは一いち面めんに大だいスクープを掲かかげた。

  The newspaper carried a big scoop on the front page.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

tuck up; roll up

Limited to rolling or tucking up sleeves, skirts, or similar clothing; less common than まくる in everyday speech.

• 彼かれは袖そでを掲かかげて仕し事ごとに取とりかかった。

  He rolled up his sleeves and got to work.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

stoke; fan (a flame)

Archaic use for tending a fire; not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、火ひを掲かかげるという表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old documents, the expression 火を掲げる can be found, meaning to stoke a fire.