揚
elevate, extol, fry in deep fat, hoist, praise, raise
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:12
JLPT:1
Frequency:1316
Vocabulary
ヨウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掲揚 | ケイヨウ | hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up |
| 高揚 | コウヨウ | elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge |
| 浮揚 | フヨウ | floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy) |
| 抑揚 | ヨクヨウ | intonation; accent; modulation; inflection |
| 揚力 | ヨウリョク | dynamic lift; lifting power |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旗揚げ | はたあげ | raising an army; raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party |
| 揚がり | あがり | rise; increase; ascent; income; takings; earnings; proceeds; (crop) yield; return; profit; completion; end; finish; end result (e.g. of crafts); how something comes out; finish; finishing (in a board or card game, etc.); green tea (esp. in a sushi restaurant); after (rain, illness, etc.); ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat); former |
| 揚げ | あげ | tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price) |
| 水揚げ | みずあげ | landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha); preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana) |
| 打ち揚げ | うちあげ | launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; shooting off (fireworks); (fireworks) display; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; completion; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
湯
bath, hot spring, hot water
Grade 3JLPT 2
場
location, place
Grade 2JLPT 4
掲
describe, display, hang out, hoist, publish, put up, put up (a notice)
Grade 8JLPT 1
提
carry in hand, propose, take along
Grade 5JLPT 1
陽
daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle
Grade 3JLPT 3
腸
bowels, guts, intestines, viscera
Grade 6JLPT 1
傷
cut, gash, hurt, impair, injure, injury, pain, scar, weak point, wound
Grade 6JLPT 1
募
campaign, enlist, gather (contributions), grow violent, recruit
Grade 8JLPT 2
担
bear, carry, raise, shouldering
Grade 6JLPT 2
渇
dry up, parch, thirst
Grade 8JLPT 1