Illustration: On a school sports ground, a science-club instructor pulls the release cord of a water-rocket launcher. The bottle rocket has just shot upward from the angled stand, trailing a forceful stream of water that makes its departure unmistakable.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

打うち上あげる

uchiageru

to launch, to fire into the air

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれらはロケットを打うち上あげようとしている。

    They are going to send up a rocket.

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  2. 花火はなびをどかんと打うち上あげた。

    They set off fireworks with a great bang.

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  3. 人工衛星じんこうえいせいが軌道きどうに向むけて打うち上あげられた。

    The artificial satellite was launched into orbit.

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Kanji in 打上

  • 打strike; hitOnダ・ダースKunうつ・うち-・ぶつ
  • 上above; upOnジョウ・ショウ・シャンKunうえ・うわ-・あげる

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