挙げる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: This entry’s 挙げる is read as あげる. It is a transitive verb for selecting and stating reasons, examples, names, or other items explicitly.
• Basic usage: Mark the item with を, as in 理由を三つ挙げる and 彼女の名を挙げる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Spelling and sense
  • Unlike 上げる, which commonly concerns raising something, this spelling in the examples means citing or naming an item.
• Counting and nomination
  • 三つ挙げる calls for three distinct items, while naming a person presents that person as a candidate.