揚がる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The godan intransitive verb 揚がる (あがる) can mean food finishing frying or a kite or flag rising aloft.
• Basic usage: The resulting item is the subject in both 天ぷらが揚がる and 凧が揚がる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Becoming fried and rising aloft
  • It is intransitive, describing food or an object reaching that state rather than someone raising it.