アップ

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

アップ • (appu

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

Verb

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

  1. to increase
    • 2015 January 10, “(てん)使()のサイコロ [Angel’s Die]”, 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

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

アップ • (appu

  1. clipping of アップロード (upload)

Verb

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

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

Etymology 3

Noun

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

Noun

アップ • (appu

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

Etymology 5

Noun

アップ • (appu

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: 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