1.
to rise, to go up
Used when something rises or goes upward, such as temperature, prices, or physical movement upward.
2.
to enter (a house)
Used when entering someone's home (stepping up from the genkan entrance area).
TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞 (intransitive). Pair: 上げる (to raise). Pattern: Xが上がる.
ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action or resulting state depending on context. 上がっている can mean 'is rising' (ongoing) or 'has risen/is up' (result). For prices/temperatures, the result reading is common: 値段が上がっている (prices are up/have risen).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 気温が上がる (temperature rises)
- 値段が上がる (price goes up)
- 階段を上がる (go up stairs)
- どうぞ上がってください (please come in - entering a house)
The house-entering usage reflects traditional Japanese architecture where the floor is elevated above the genkan entrance.
Related Words
See also:
あげる