くみあげる

汲 み 上 げる

  1. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to draw (water, etc.), to scoop up, to pump up, to dip up

    • 村人は井戸から水を手で汲み上げなければならなかった。
      The village people had to pump water from the well by hand.

  2. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.), to take into account, to adopt