漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

3Junior high level12 strokesRadical
On
ヨウ
Kun
あ.げる・-あ.げ・あ.がる
Meaning
raise; hoist

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" with 昜: to lift high by hand — to raise, to hoist.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヨウ意気揚々・抑揚・掲揚
あげる揚げる・荷揚げ

Compare: 上げる・挙げる

あがる揚がる

Compare: 上がる・挙がる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 掲揚けいよう

    hoisting (a flag)

  • 高揚こうよう

    elation; uplift

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

式で国旗を掲揚した。

We hoisted the flag at the ceremony.

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