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raise
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingあ.げる、-あ.げ、あ.がる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. raise
    彼は意気揚々と帰宅した。He came home in high spirits.tatoeba
    一同は引き揚げる。All of the member withdraw.wiki
  2. elevate
  3. hoistRtK
  4. praise
  5. extol
  6. fry in deep fat
  1. deep-frying
  2. deep-fried food
  3. abura-age
  4. thin deep-fried slices of tofu

Popular Usage

揚げる

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · piggy bank · sun (日) · day (日) · piglets

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 717

Compound words

揚げるあげる
揚げ物あげもの
deep-fried food
掲揚けいよう
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up
高揚こうよう
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
浮揚ふよう
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
揚げあげ
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
抑揚よくよう
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
荷揚げにあげ
unloading; landing
旗揚げはたあげ
raising an army; raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
水揚げみずあげ
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop)
引揚者ひきあげしゃ
returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII); repatriate
旗揚はたあげ
raising an army
串揚くしあげ
kushiage
昂揚こうよう
elevation (of spirits)
鷹揚おうよう
large-hearted
悠揚ゆうよう
self-possessed
串揚げくしあげ
kushiage
厚揚げあつあげ
thick fried tofu
凧揚げたこあげ
kite flying
胴揚げどうあげ
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
揚げ麩あげふ
deep-fried wheat gluten
揚げ麸あげふ
deep-fried wheat gluten
揚錨機ようびょうき
windlass
揚錨船ようびょうせん
anchor handling tug

Additional Examples

彼はたこを揚げた。
He flew a kite.tatoeba
彼はすぐ人の揚げ足を取る。
He is a captious man.tatoeba
一同は引き揚げる。
All of the member withdraw.wiki
船の荷物を陸に揚げること。
Landing a cargo from a shipwiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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