Japanese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from English up.[1][4][2][3][5]

Noun edit

アップ (appu

  1. increase; ascent
  2. (hairstyle) updo
  3. improvement; boost
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Verb edit

アップする (appu surusuru (stem アップ (appusuru shi), past アップした (appusuru shita))

  1. to increase
    • 2015 January 10, “(てん)使()のサイコロ”, in 決闘者の栄光 -記憶の断片- side:武藤遊戯 [Duelist Road -Piece of Memory- side: Mutō Yūgi], Konami:
      (いち):サイコロを(いっ)(かい)()る。()(ぶん)フィールドのモンスターの(こう)(げき)(りょく)(しゅ)()(りょく)は、ターン(しゅう)(りょう)()まで()()(かず )×(かける)100( ひゃく)アップする
      Ichi: Saikoro o ikkai furu. Jibun fīrudo no monsutā no kōgekiryoku shubiryoku wa, tān shūryōji made deta me no kazu kakeru hyaku appu suru.
      1: Roll a die once. Until the end of this turn, the attack and defense strength of the monsters on your field increases by the result × 100.
Antonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

アップ (appu

  1. Clipping of アップロード (upload).

Verb edit

アップする (appu surusuru (stem アップ (appusuru shi), past アップした (appusuru shita))

  1. Clipping of アップロードする (to upload).
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

アップ (appu

  1. Clipping of クローズアップ (close-up).
    (かお)アップ(わら)ちゃった
    kao no appu de waratchatta
    The close-up on their face made me laugh

Etymology 4 edit

Noun edit

アップ (appu

  1. Clipping of ウォーミングアップ (warm-up, literally warming up).

Etymology 5 edit

Noun edit

アップ (appu

  1. Clipping of クランクアップ (finishing shooting of a movie, literally crank up).

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN