Japanese symbol for “salvage”
引き上げ
ひきあげ
Romaji: hikiage
pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation
In Japanese, salvage is 引き上げ, read ひきあげ (hikiage).
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Meanings
- n pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation
- n raising; increase; upward revision
- n repatriation; evacuation
Written forms: 引き上げ、引き揚げ、引上げ、引揚げ. Readings: ひきあげ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “salvage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 救難 | きゅうなん kyuunan | rescue; salvage |
| サルベージ | サルベージ sarubeeji | salvage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
| 引き続き | ひきつづき hikitsuzuki | continuously; continually; without a break |
| 引用 | いんよう in'you | quotation; citation; reference |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし hikkoshi | moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “salvage”.
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.