To be deep-fried; to become cooked by frying (used when fried food is finished or coming out of the oil).
唐揚げが揚がったら、すぐに油を切ってください。
When the karaage is done frying, please drain the oil immediately.
天ぷらは油の温度が高いと短時間できれいに揚がる。
Tempura fries nicely in a short time when the oil is hot.
フライはパン粉を付けるとよく揚がる。
Fried foods crisp up well when coated with breadcrumbs.
To be hoisted up or soar into the sky (e.g., a flag being raised, fireworks bursting upward).
式典で国旗がゆっくりと揚がった。
The national flag was slowly hoisted at the ceremony.
夜空に大きな花火が色鮮やかに揚がった。
A large, colorful firework soared into the night sky.
子どもの風船が風に乗って揚がっていった。
The child's balloon caught the wind and floated up.
To well up or intensify (of emotions); feelings rise strongly within someone.
合格の知らせを聞いて、喜びが胸に揚がった。
When I heard I had passed, a feeling of joy welled up in my chest.
彼の言葉に怒りが揚がり、思わず声を荒げた。
His words made my anger rise, and I couldn't help raising my voice.
To stand out; to be conspicuous or striking compared with surroundings.
新しい髪型で彼だけがクラスで揚がって見えた。
With his new haircut, he alone stood out in the class.
その絵では赤が特によく揚がっている。
In that painting, the red stands out especially well.
To rise, go up, come up, or be raised; a general meaning of increasing or moving upward.
夏になって気温が急に揚がった。
In summer the temperature suddenly rose.
人気が揚がるとチケットの値段も上がることが多い。
When popularity rises, ticket prices often go up as well.
彼は試験の成績が揚がって、進学先が決まった。
His exam scores rose and his school placement was decided.
To be taken out of the water or hauled ashore; to be brought onto a ship or onto land (e.g., fish hauled in by a net).
網を引いたら大きな鯛が揚がった。
When they pulled the net, a big sea bream was hauled in.
嵐で流された船が数日後に岸に揚がった。
The boat carried away by the storm was brought ashore a few days later.
To float up to the surface; to surface from the sea (e.g., wreckage or a body rising to the surface).
嵐の翌日、海に沈んでいた木箱が揚がってきた。
The day after the storm, the wooden crate that had sunk in the sea floated up.
長時間の捜索の結果、船の残骸が水面に揚がった。
After a long search, the wreckage of the ship surfaced.
To be raised loudly; a voice or shout rising up (e.g., cheers or loud calls in a crowd).
勝利の瞬間、観客の歓声が会場中に揚がった。
At the moment of victory, cheers rose throughout the venue.
彼が舞台に現れると、客席から大きな声が揚がった。
When he appeared on stage, loud voices rose from the audience.
Colloquially, to go to a red-light district or to amuse oneself in such an area (slang).
彼は昔、帰りが遅いときに『ちょっと揚がってくる』と言っていた。
He used to say, jokingly, 'I'm just going out for a bit' when he came home late (implying going to a red-light district).