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あげさげ【上げ下げ】

agesage

Definition

Noun

  1. Raise and lower
    1. あげさげする【上げ下げする】
      agesage suru
      "to raise and lower"
  2. Rise and fall (e.g. the value of money)
  3. Up and down; in and out
  4. Praise and belittle; compliment and insult

Etymology

Derived from the root of the verb あげる【上げる】 ageru "to raise; to praise" and of the verb さげる【下げる】 sageru "to lower; to dismiss".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji上げ下げ
Kanaあげさげ
Romanizationagesage

意味:あげさげ【上げ下げ】、あげおろし【上げ下ろし】、あがりさがり【上がり下がり】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, January 3). あげさげ【上げ下げ】 : agesage | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1610/agesage/.