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繰り上げる (くりあげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

繰くり上あげる

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る

Common word

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

move up; advance; bring forward

Used for rescheduling events, deadlines, or appointments to an earlier time, or for promoting someone or something to a higher position or rank.

会かい議ぎの開かい始し時じ間かんを30分ぷん繰くり上あげた。
We moved the meeting start time up by 30 minutes.

彼かれ

は

功こう

績せき

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認みと

め

られ

て

、

部ぶ

長ちょう

に

繰く

り

上あ

げ

られ

た

。

He was promoted to department manager in recognition of his achievements.

Written forms

繰くり上あげるUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and formal contexts.
繰くり上あげるUsage6%
Variant spelling without okurigana り; less common but still encountered.
くりあげるUsage2%

Kanji

繰winding, reel, spin
上above, up

Similar words

繰くり下さげる
Antonym: means to postpone or move something to a later time or lower position.
早はやめる
More general 'to hasten' or 'to make earlier'; 繰り上げる specifically implies rescheduling or reordering within a sequence.

Etymology

Compound of 繰り (kuri, continuative form of 繰る 'to reel, spin, or send forward') + 上げる (ageru 'to raise'). The combination conveys the idea of moving something forward or up in a sequence.