The action of raising and lowering something; an up-and-down movement (mechanical or manual).
旗の上げ下げは朝と夕方に行われる。
The raising and lowering of the flag is done in the morning and evening.
カーテンの上げ下げはリモコンで簡単にできる。
You can easily raise and lower the curtains with a remote control.
荷物の上げ下げを手伝ってください。
Please help me lift and lower the luggage.
Fluctuation of prices, interest rates, stock prices, etc.; rises and falls.
株価の上げ下げに一喜一憂する必要はない。
You don't need to be swayed by the rises and falls of stock prices.
最近、ガソリン価格の上げ下げが激しい。
Recently, gasoline prices have been fluctuating wildly.
為替の上げ下げが輸出企業の業績に影響する。
Exchange rate fluctuations affect the performance of export companies.
Praising and belittling someone; raising or lowering someone's reputation or evaluation.
彼は場の空気を読まずに人の上げ下げをする。
He praises or puts people down without reading the mood.
上司による部下の上げ下げで職場の雰囲気が悪くなることがある。
A boss raising and lowering subordinates' status can sometimes worsen the workplace atmosphere.
SNS上での評判の上げ下げは一瞬だ。
Reputation rises and falls on social media happen in an instant.
Setting out (meals, dishes) and clearing them away; serving and removing dishes.
宴会では配膳と上げ下げが忙しい。
At a banquet, serving and clearing away are busy tasks.
給仕の仕事は食器の上げ下げが中心だ。
A server's job mainly involves bringing and removing dishes.
家庭の食事でも、子供たちに上げ下げを手伝わせると良い。
Even at home meals, it's good to have children help with setting out and clearing away.
The ebb and flow (rise and fall) of the tide or water level.
潮の上げ下げを調べて釣りに行く。
I check the tide changes before going fishing.
干潟は潮の上げ下げで景色が一変する。
The tidal flats change completely with the ebb and flow of the tide.
河川の上げ下げで橋脚の露出が変わる。
The exposure of bridge piers changes with the river's rise and fall.
The rising and falling of pitch or tone; modulation (intonation) in speech or music.
スピーチでは声の上げ下げが大事だ。
In a speech, rises and falls in the voice are important.
この曲は上げ下げの多いメロディーが特徴だ。
This song is characterized by a melody with many rises and falls.
英語の発音では上げ下げで意味が変わることがある。
In English pronunciation, meaning can sometimes change with intonation rises and falls.