挙(あ)がる

あがる
verb (godan)
to be raised; to come up; to be cited
自動詞 intransitivecommunicationaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present挙(あ)がる挙(あ)がらない
Present polite挙(あ)がります挙(あ)がりません
Past挙(あ)がった挙(あ)がらなかった
Past polite挙(あ)がりました挙(あ)がりませんでした
て form挙(あ)がって挙(あ)がらなくて
ている present挙(あ)がっている挙(あ)がっていない
ている polite挙(あ)がっています挙(あ)がっていません
ている past挙(あ)がっていた挙(あ)がっていなかった
ている past polite挙(あ)がっていました挙(あ)がっていませんでした
Conditional ば挙(あ)がれば挙(あ)がらなければ
Conditional たら挙(あ)がったら挙(あ)がらなかったら
Volitional挙(あ)がろう—
Volitional polite挙(あ)がりましょう—
Potential挙(あ)がれる挙(あ)がれない
Passive挙(あ)がられる挙(あ)がられない
Causative挙(あ)がらせる挙(あ)がらせない
Imperative挙(あ)がれ挙(あ)がるな
1. to be brought up; to be cited; to be named
Said of names, examples, opinions, or candidates that come up in a discussion. This kanji is the one used when something is put forward for consideration rather than physically rising.
名前(なまえ)が挙(あ)がった。
His name came up.
会議(かいぎ)でいくつか意見(いけん)が挙(あ)がった。
Several opinions were raised at the meeting.
Three names have come up as candidates, but nothing has been decided yet.
2. to be produced; to be obtained (of results or evidence)
Said of results, profits, or evidence that come to hand as the product of effort or investigation.
成果(せいか)が挙(あ)がった。
Results were achieved.
New evidence came to light in the investigation.
Little came of it despite the time spent, so we decided to review our approach.

One of several kanji written for あがる. 挙(あ)がる is the transitive 挙(あ)げる's intransitive partner, used where something is put forward or produced.

Choosing the kanji

  • 上(あ)がる: to go up — the general word for rising
  • 挙(あ)がる: to be cited, to be produced — names, examples, results, evidence
  • 揚(あ)がる: to be deep-fried; to be hoisted

Common collocations

Transitivity

Intransitive; the thing raised is marked with が. The transitive partner is 挙(あ)げる (例(れい)を挙(あ)げる, to give an example).