King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

揚巻 (agemaki)

Romaji: agemaki

Meaning

  1. ancient boys' hairstyle with a part down the middle and a loop above each ear
  2. Meiji-period women's hairstyle with hair twisted into a knot on top of the head and held in place with a pin
  3. type of dance in kabuki
  4. knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring (sumo)
  5. constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam

Kanji and stroke order

raise, elevate, hoist
on: ヨウ
kun: あ.げる、-あ.げ、あ.がる
12 strokes · JLPT 1
scroll, volume, book
on: カン、ケン
kun: ま.く、まき、ま.き
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.