てをあげる

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Japanese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of てをあげる – see the following entry.
手を上げる
[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.)