I searched examples for the verb "ageru - raise" and I found it written with
two different kanji:

```

    挙げる
    上げる
    
```

Mostly their meaning is "raise". I found them with the following examples:

```

    棚に箱を上げる。Put a box on the shelves.
    学校で生徒は手を挙げる。Put one's hands up
    旗を揚げる。to raise a flag (a third kanji for ageru! :) )
    
```

I would like to ask if there are strict rules to use these kanji in certain
cases just like in the examples, or I can use them in a transposed way?
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What is the difference between 上{あ}げる and 挙{あ}げる?
My dictionary lists five uses:

  1. 上げる - moving something to a higher position / status
```     荷物を棚に上げる Put the luggage on the shelf

    利益を上げる Raise profits
    
```

  2. 上げる - give or supply something
```     歓声を上げる Give a cheer

    プレゼントを上げる Give a present
    
```

  3. 挙げる - indicate, or cause something to happen
```     手を挙げる Raise your hand

    式を挙げる Hold a ceremony
    
```

  4. 揚げる - suspend in space, fry
```     国旗を揚げる Raise the national flag

    てんぷらを揚げる Fry tempura
    
```

  5. あげる - do something for somebody
```     本を貸してあげる Lend a book

    
```

To address your actual question: it depends on the meaning you want to convey.
Obviously for "fry" you would only use 揚げる, which is a bit disconnected from
the other meanings. The difference between 手を揚げる and 手を上げる is a bit more
subtle: the latter might refer to the physical motion of raising your hand,
the former to indicate you wished to speak. In the last case, the verb ending
〜てあげる is listed as all-hiragana, but I've seen 〜て上げる in the wild.
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