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挙

raise
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingキョ
Kun readingあ.げる、あ.がる、こぞ.る
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. raiseRtK
  2. plan
  3. project
  4. behavior
  5. actions
  1. holding a ceremony
  2. wedding ceremony

Popular Usage

挙げる一挙に

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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owl · tool (斤) · hand (手)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2088

Compound words

挙げるあげる
一挙にいっきょに
at a stroke; with a single swoop
一挙いっきょ
one effort; one action
快挙かいきょ
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
挙式きょしき
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
挙党きょとう
whole party; party as a whole
検挙けんきょ
arrest; roundup
選挙せんきょ
election
暴挙ぼうきょ
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
枚挙まいきょ
enumeration
列挙れっきょ
enumeration; list
挙句あげく
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
選挙権せんきょけん
suffrage; right to vote
選挙戦せんきょせん
election campaign
総選挙そうせんきょ
general election (of the lower house)
選挙人せんきょにん
voter; constituent; elector; presidential elector (US); member of the Electoral College
普通選挙ふつうせんきょ
universal suffrage
直接選挙ちょくせつせんきょ
direct election
選挙運動せんきょうんどう
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
小選挙区しょうせんきょく
small electoral district; single-member constituency
偉挙いきょ
excellent deeds
科挙かきょ
Chinese higher civil service examinations
旗挙はたあげ
raising an army
挙止きょし
bearing

Additional Examples

彼は大統領選挙に出馬しないことに決めた。
He chose not to run for the presidential election.tatoeba
彼は大統領選挙で懸命に戦った。
He made a hard run of the presidency.tatoeba
彼は増税反対の立場をとったことで、選挙戦に決着をつけました。
He clinched the election when he came out against a tax increase.tatoeba
彼は前回の選挙で上院議員に当選した。
He was elected to the Senate in the last election.tatoeba
敵将の首級を挙げる
Taking the cut head of the enemy generalwiki
著名な落語家を挙げる。
Here are the prominent rakugoka.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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