noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. raising and lowering.
  2. fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.).
  3. praising and belittling.
  4. setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away.
  5. ebb and flow (of the tide).
  6. rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.), modulation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
上げ下げ あげさげ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
below, down, descend
カ した くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)