This is the 3335th most frequent Japanese word.
揚げる
"To fry" or "to raise/lift up."
揚げる is used in the context of frying food in oil.
私は天ぷらを揚げるのが上手です。
I am skilled at frying tempura.
揚げる is used in the context of letting something ascend.
風船を空へ揚げるのは楽しいです。
Releasing balloons into the sky is fun.
揚げる is used to describe lifting or raising something.