てをあげる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of てをあげる – see the following entry.

[verb] to raise one's hand or hands

[verb] to raise one's hands in supplication or surrender: to give up, to quit, to surrender

[verb] to strike someone, or to threaten to do so: to raise one's fist, to raise one's hand against someone

[verb] (idiomatic) to improve, to raise one's level of skill or competence

[verb] to return one's hands to normal posture, after prostrating oneself (such as in deep apology or supplication)

(This term, てをあげる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

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