Japanese symbol for “upload”

In Japanese, upload is 上げる, read あげる (ageru).

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Meanings

1. v1, vt to raise; to elevate
2. v1, vt to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
3. v1, vt to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
4. v1, vt to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
5. v1, vt to give
6. v1, vt to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)

Written forms: 上げる、騰げる. Readings: あげる、アゲる.

Kanji and stroke order

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Other Japanese words for “upload”

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

See also: Chinese symbol for “upload”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.