揚 — kanji meaning “raise”
揚
raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat
- Meanings
- raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi
- あ.げる、-あ.げ、あ.がる
- Name readings
- あがり
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1316 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- yáng — Chinese character page
Words with 揚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 揚げ | あげ age | deep-frying; deep-fried food |
| 高揚 | こうよう kouyou | elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift |
| 水揚げ | みずあげ mizuage | landing; unloading (e.g. a ship) |
| 旗揚げ | はたあげ hataage | raising an army; raising a banner |
| 揚げ物 | あげもの agemono | deep-fried food |
| 浮揚 | ふよう fuyou | floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy |
| 荷揚げ | にあげ niage | unloading; landing |
| 抑揚 | よくよう yokuyou | intonation; accent; modulation |
| 掲揚 | けいよう keiyou | hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying |
| 油揚げ | あぶらあげ aburaage | abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu |
| 陸揚げ | りくあげ rikuage | unloading (a ship); landing |
| 揚力 | ようりょく youryoku | dynamic lift; lifting power |
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