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JLPT N3 · Verb

揚げる (ageru)

揚げる (あげる, ageru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists.

Reading
あげる
Romaji
ageru
Word class
Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food · ichidan verb, transitive
  2. to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to (let) fly (e.g. a kite); to set off · ichidan verb, transitive
  3. to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in · ichidan verb, transitive
  4. to land (e.g. a boat); to come ashore; to move (something) onto land · ichidan verb, transitive
  5. to suck up (water; e.g. a plant); to absorb; to draw up · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

彼女は魚をサラダ油で揚げた。
She fried fish in salad oil.
Tatoeba #90492
この鶏肉はよく揚げられている。
This chicken is fried well.
Tatoeba #222186
彼は息子とたこをあげた。
He flew a kite with his son.
Tatoeba #102749

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 揚げる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary揚げるあげる ageru
Polite (~masu)揚げますあげます agemasu
Negative揚げないあげない agenai
Polite negative揚げませんあげません agemasen
Past揚げたあげた ageta
Polite past揚げましたあげました agemashita
Negative past揚げなかったあげなかった agenakatta
Te-form揚げてあげて agete
Potential揚げられるあげられる agerareru
Passive揚げられるあげられる agerareru
Causative揚げさせるあげさせる agesaseru
Volitional揚げようあげよう ageyou
Imperative揚げろあげろ agero
Conditional (~ba)揚げればあげれば agereba

Kanji in 揚げる

揚
raise, elevate, hoistヨウ・あ.げる・-あ.げ · 12 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 2864817 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.