expression, Ichidan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to give up, to admit defeat, to throw in the towel.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
音を上げる ねをあげる
 
 
 
根を上げる ねをあげる
 
 
 
 
音をあげる ねをあげる
 
 
 
 
根をあげる ねをあげる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
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)