揚
揚 — Raise
raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat
On’yomiヨウ (you)
Kun’yomiあげる (ageru)
Kun’yomi-あげ (age)
Kun’yomiあがる (agaru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 揚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浮揚 | ふよう fuyou | floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy |
| 旗揚げ | はたあげ hataage | raising an army; raising a banner; launching a new group |
| 高揚 | こうよう kouyou | elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift |
| 揚げ | あげ age | deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age |
| 掲揚 | けいよう keiyou | hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying |
| 水揚げ | みずあげ mizuage | landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish) |
Study notes
揚 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1316 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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