差さし上あげる

さ

し

あ

げ

る

Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

lift up; hold up; raise

Physical action of lifting something up. Often used when offering an object to someone or raising it to a higher position.

お客きゃく様さまにお茶ちゃを差さし上あげる。
I offer tea to the guest (lifting the cup).
彼かれは荷に物

もつ

を

棚たな

に

差さ

し

上あ

げ

た

。

He lifted the luggage onto the shelf.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

give; present; offer

humble (kenjougo)

Humble expression (kenjougo) for giving something to a person of higher status. The speaker humbles their own action of giving. Used when the recipient is someone to whom respect is due.

先せん生せいに記き念ねん品ひんを差さし上あげました。
I presented a memento to the teacher.
お礼れいに何なにか差さし上あげたいのですが。
I would like to give you something as a token of thanks.

3

auxiliary verb, ichidan verb

do for someone (humble)

humble (kenjougo)

Humble auxiliary verb attached to the -te form of a verb. Indicates that the speaker performs an action for the benefit of a respected person. More polite than ～してあげる.

社しゃ長ちょうを駅えきまで送おくって差さし上あげました。
I drove the company president to the station (as a favor).
お荷に物もつを持もって差さし上あげましょう。
Let me carry your luggage for you.

Written forms

差さし上あげるUsage61%
Standard kanji spelling. The most common written form.
さしあげるUsage26%
Search-only kana form. Not a typical written spelling for this word.
さし上あげるUsage5%
search-only kanji form
差さしあげるUsage5%
search-only kanji form
差さし上あげるUsage3%
Variant spelling without the okurigana し. Less common but acceptable.

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
上above, up

Similar words

あげる
あげる is the plain form meaning 'to give' or 'to do for someone' (when used as an auxiliary). 差し上げる is its humble equivalent, used when the giver is the speaker (or in-group) and the recipient is of higher status.
くださる
くださる is the respectful form for 'to give' when the giver is someone of higher status giving to the speaker. 差し上げる is used when the speaker gives to a superior.

Etymology

Compound of 差し (sashi, continuative form of 差す 'to raise, offer') + 上げる (ageru, 'to raise, give'). The humble sense developed from the literal meaning of lifting something up to offer it to a superior.