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Japanese symbol for “elevating”

Romaji: kyojou
elevation; elevating; lifting up

In Japanese, elevating is , read (kyojou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs elevation; elevating; lifting up (med)

Kanji and stroke order

raise, plan, project
on: キョ
kun: あ.げる、あ.がる、こぞ.る
10 strokes · JLPT 1
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんきょ senkyoelection
いっきょ ikkyoone effort; one action
かいきょ kaikyobrilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment
けんきょ kenkyoarrest; roundup
れっきょ rekkyoenumeration; list
きょしき kyoshikiholding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds

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

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