The Japanese vocabulary「胴上げ (どうあげ、dōage)」means “tossing (someone) into the air.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 胴上げ |
| Hiragana | どうあげ |
| Romaji Reading | dōage |
| English Meaning | tossing (someone) into the air (Noun) |
| Key Word | 胴上げする | 胴上げします |
| Hiragana | どうあげする | どうあげします |
| Romaji Reading | dōage suru | dōage shimasu |
| English Meaning | toss (someone) into the air (Plain Form) | toss (someone) into the air (Polite Form) |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
| Japanese Sentence | 優勝して監督を胴上げした。 |
| Romaji Reading | Yūshō shite kantoku o dōage shita. |
| English Meaning | We won the championship and tossed our manager into the air. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 優勝して監督を胴上げしました。 |
| Romaji Reading | Yūshō shite kantoku o dōage shimashita. |
| English Meaning | We won the championship and tossed our manager into the air. (Polite Form) |
