Vocabulary

What does 持ち上げる (もちあげる, mochiageru) mean?

持ち上げる (もちあげる, mochiageru) means to lift up; to flatter.

Quick facts
Readingもちあげる
Romajimochiageru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
もちあげる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmochiageru

to lift up; to flatter

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to elevate; to raise; to lift up
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

Example sentences

  • I lifted up the heavy box.

  • I can't lift this desk by myself.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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