Japanese symbol for “inflating”
嵩上げ
かさあげ
Romaji: kasaage
raising (an embankment, levee, etc.)
In Japanese, inflating is 嵩上げ, read かさあげ (kasaage).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt raising (an embankment, levee, etc.)
- n, vs, vt increasing (a budget, fees, etc.); raising; inflating (figures); padding (an expense account, bill, etc.)
Written forms: 嵩上げ、かさ上げ. Readings: かさあげ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嵩む | かさむ kasamu | to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate |
| 嵩張る | かさばる kasabaru | to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous |
| 年嵩 | としかさ toshikasa | senior; older; elderly |
| 嵩高 | すうこう suukou | lofty (of a mountain); tall |
| 荷嵩み | にがさみ nigasami | glut; overstock |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
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.