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JLPT N1 12 strokes Frequency: #1316

Meanings

Raise, Elevate, Hoist, Praise, Extol, Fry In Deep Fat

Radicals

ζ‰Œ

Decomposition

βΏ°ζ‰Œζ˜œ

Etymology

Pictophonetic: hand

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 12

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 hook right-to-left
3 rising bottom-to-top
4 vertical right-to-left
5 corner right-to-left
6 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
9 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
10 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
11 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
12 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ヨウ you
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
あ a

Words Using This Kanji

129 words total
Other (20 words)
γ‹γζšγ’ かきあげ

mixed vegetable and seafood tempura

ζšζŠ—ζ―” γ‚ˆγ†γ“γ†γ²

lift-drag ratio

ζ„ζ°—γŒζšγŒγ‚‹ γ„γγŒγ‚γŒγ‚‹

to be in high spirits

ζ——γ‚’ζšγ’γ‚‹ γ―γŸγ‚’γ‚γ’γ‚‹

to raise (hoist) a flag

ζšη‚­ζ©Ÿ γ‚ˆγ†γŸγ‚“γ

coal hoist

ζšι™Έζ–™ γ‚ˆγ†γ‚Šγγ‚Šγ‚‡γ†

landing charge

揚音符 γ‚ˆγ†γŠγ‚“γ·

acute accent

揚音 γ‚ˆγ†γŠγ‚“

acute (accent, etc.)

ζšεΊ§ζ•· γ‚γŒγ‚Šγ–γ—γ

section of Kodenmachō Prison (in Edo) used for holding high-ranking prisoners awaiting trial

ζšγ’θ±†θ… あげどうち

sliced deep-fried tofu

ζšγ’γ‹γΎγΌγ“ あげかまぼこ

deep-fried kamaboko

ζ°—εˆ†ι«˜ζš γγΆγ‚“γ“γ†γ‚ˆγ†

feeling exhilarated

ε›½ε¨η™Ίζš γ“γγ„γ―γ€γ‚ˆγ†

enhancing national prestige

ε£«ζ°—ι«˜ζš γ—γγ“γ†γ‚ˆγ†

raising morale

η¨²θ·ζšγ’ いγͺγ‚Šγ‚γ’

fried tofu (aburaage) used for inarizushi

ζšγ’εΊŠ あげどこ

raised seedbed

ε†…ζšγ’ うけあげ

inner pleat

ζˆ¦ζ„ι«˜ζš γ›γ‚“γ„γ“γ†γ‚ˆγ†

lifting of fighting spirit

帝揚羽 みかどあげは

common jay (species of swallowtail butterfly, Graphium doson)

η«œη”°ζšγ’ γŸγ€γŸγ‚γ’

dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried