うちあげる
Uchiageru
Other forms: 打ち揚げる、打上げる、打揚げる
打ち上げる (Uchiageru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to launch, to shoot up, to hit (a ball) high, (of waves) to dash”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto launch; to shoot up; to hit (a ball) high
- ichidan verb, transitive verb(of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto report (to boss, etc.)
Examples
彼は凡打を打ち上げた。
He hit an easy fly.
彼らは花火を打ち上げた。
They set off fireworks.
湖の上に打ち上げるから。
They shoot them off over the lake.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).