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胴上げ[どうあげ] (douage)

tossing in the air

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胴上げ (どうあげ, douage) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “tossing in the air”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 7

みんなで監督かんとくを胴上どうあげした

We all tossed the supervisor into the air.

彼はチームメートに胴上げされた。

He was tossed into the air by his teammates.

彼は「息子たち」に胴上げされたとき,満面の笑みだった。

He had a big smile while he was tossed into the air by his "sons."

早稲田の選手たちはチームの主将である斎藤投手を胴上げした。

Waseda's players tossed Saito, their team captain, in the air in celebration.

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