Kanji: 揚

    • Meaning : hoist,"fry in deep fat"
    • ON reading : ヨウ
    • KUN reading : あ.げる,-あ.げ,あ.がる
    • Nanori : あがり
    • Stroke count : 12
    • Frequency of use ranking : 1316
    • Jouyou grade level : 8
    • JLPT : 1
    • Radical : 手 (扌)

Words containing that kanji:


  • げる - えてにほをあげる - Hoist your sail when the wind is fair
  • げじゃが - あげじゃが - fried potato (incl. French fries, chips, croquettes, etc.)
  • げ - にあげ - unloading/landing
  • げる | げる | げる - まきあげる - to roll up/to hoist/to heave up | to take away/to rip off (e.g. money from someone) | to blow up (dust)
  • げ - はたあげ - raising an army/launching business
  • - くうちゅうふよう - levitation
  • - けいよう - hoist (flag)/fly/display
  • げ - くしあげ - fried vegetables and meat on skewer
  • げをさらわれる | われる | げをわれる - とびにあぶらあげをさらわれる - to be robbed of one's due/lit: to have one's fried tofu snatched by a kite
  • げ - あつあげ - thick fried tofu
  • | - こうよう - enhancement/exaltation/promotion/uplift
  • | - あげいた - movable floor boards/trap door
  • がる | がる | がる | る - あがる - to rise/to go up/to come up/to ascend/to be raised | to enter (esp. from outdoors)/to come in/to go in | to enter (a school)/to advance to the next grade | to get out (of water)/to come ashore | to increase | to improve/to make progress | to be promoted/to advance | to be made (of profit, etc.) | to occur (esp. of a favourable result) | to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) | to be finished/to be done/to be over | (of rain) to stop/to lift | to stop (working properly)/to cut out/to give out/to die | to win (in a card game, etc.) | to be arrested | to turn up (of evidence, etc.) | to be deep fried | to be spoken loudly | to get stage fright | to be offered (to the gods, etc.) | to go/to visit | to eat/to drink | to be listed (as a candidate) | to serve (in one's master's home) | (in Kyoto) to go north | (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion
  • げる | げる | げる - あげる - to raise/to elevate | to do up (one's hair) | to fly (a kite, etc.)/to launch (fireworks, etc.)/to surface (a submarine, etc.) | to land (a boat) | to deep-fry | to show someone (into a room) | (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.) | to send someone (away) | to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll) | to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) | to make (a loud sound)/to raise (one's voice) | to earn (something desirable) | to praise | to give (an example, etc.)/to cite | to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) | to arrest | to nominate | to give | to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) | to bear (a child) | to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) | (of the tide) to come in | to vomit | (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else) | (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete | used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility
  • げ - みずあげ - landing/unloading/a catch/takings
  • - からすあげは | カラスアゲハ - Chinese peacock (species of swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor)
  • - なみあげは | ナミアゲハ - citrus swallowtail (species of butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
  • | | - くろあげは | クロアゲハ - spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
  • - あげは | アゲハ - swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
  • げ | げ - たこあげ - kite flying
  • - あげものなべ - agemono nabe, thick pot for deep frying
  • げ | げ - じあげ | ちあげ - land speculation | raising the ground level
  • | | げ | げ - たつたあげ - fish (meat, etc.) flavoured with soy sauce and cooking sake, coated with dogtooth violet starch and then deep fried
  • げ | げ - どうあげ - lifting a person high (in celebration)/tossing someone into the air/carrying someone on shoulders
  • - ようすこうわに - Chinese alligator (Alligator sinesis)
  • げる - いりあげる - to lavish money on
  • げる - いれあげる - to lavish money on
  • げ - うすあげ - deep-fried tofu
  • - みかどあげは | ミカドアゲハ - common jay (species of swallowtail butterfly, Graphium doson)
  • - ふよう - floating (in the air)
  • - せんいこうよう - increasing one's fighting spirit
  • げ - うちあげ - inner pleat/the raising of fabric up in the middle to marry bottom edges of yukata and kimono
  • - ゆうよう - self-possessed/calm
  • | げ - あぶらあげ | あぶらげ - fried tofu
  • - あげだしどうふ - deep-fried tofu
  • - ようすこう - Yangtze River (in China)
  • - ようりくかん - landing craft
  • - あげば - landing-stage
  • - ようすい - pumping water
  • げ - あげ - fried bean curd
  • - あげまく - entrance curtain (in Noh)
  • - ようりく - landing/unloading
  • - あげもの - deep-fried food
  • - ようすいしゃ - scoop wheel
  • - よくよう - intonation/accent/modulation/inflection
  • | | | - あげく - in the end/finally/after all/at last
  • | 々 - いきようよう - triumphant/exultant/in high and proud spirits
  • て | て | て | て - あげくのはて - finally/in the end/on top of all that
  • る | る - あげあしをとる - to find fault with someone/to flame someone/to trip up somebody
  • | | げ | げ - からあげ - fried (e.g. potatoes, chicken)
  • げる | げる | げる - ひきあげる - to pull up/to drag up/to lift up | to increase/to raise (e.g. taxes) | to withdraw/to leave/to pull out/to retire | to return home
  • | げ - いなりあげ - fried tofu (aburage) used for inarizushi
  • げ | げ | げ - ひきあげ - pulling up/drawing up/salvage/re-floatation/raising
  • | - おうよう | おおよう - largehearted/generous
  • - ようげん - opening declaration/profession/declaration in public/proclamation
  • - はつよう - exalting/raising/enhancing/rousing up
  • - しょうよう - praise/admiration/exalting/extolling
  • - せんしゃようりくかん - landing ship (tank)/LST
  • - しきこうよう - raise (lift) morale/have an inspiring effect on morale
  • - ひよう - flying/flight
  • - きぶんこうよう - feeling exhilarated
  • - おおよう - largeheartedness/liberality/catholicity/generousness/generosity/magnanimity
  • - こくいはつよう - enhancing national prestige/expanding national influence
  • げ - りくあげ - unloading (a ship)/landing
  • - ようりょく - dynamic lift/lifting power
  • げ - こつあげ - gathering up the ashes of the deceased
  • - せんよう - enhancement
  • - あげかまぼこ - deep-fried kamaboko
  • - あげどうふ - sliced deep-fried tofu
  • げ - ごしきあげ - variety of deep-fried vegetables
  • - にあげりょう - landing charges
  • げ - そうあげ - hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
  • げ | げ - かたあげ - (with reference to clothing) a shoulder tuck
  • - にあげば - landing place
  • - けんよう - extolling/exalting
  • げ - ぬいあげ - a tuck
  • - ようおんぷ - acute accent
  • げ - しょうじんあげ - vegetable tempura
  • げ - さつまあげ - deep-fried ball of fish paste
  • げ - おびあげ - obi sash
  • - しよう - sublation (philosophy)
  • | - ひきあげしゃ - returnee/repatriate
  • し - あげだし - deep-fried (food)
  • り | り - あげあしとり - faultfinding
  • - ようりくかんてい - landing ship
  • - あげなべ - deep fryer
  • - ようおん - acute (accent, etc.)
  • | - あげぞこ - false bottom
  • - あげだま - bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
  • - あげあぶら - cooking oil
  • 々 | - ようよう - triumphant/exultant/in high and proud spirits
  • - しょうよう - admiration
  • | - あげはちょう | アゲハチョウ - swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
  • - あげや - (Edo-period) brothel
  • - あげちょう - excess of withdrawals over deposits
  • - あげど - push-up door/roll-up shutter
  • | - あげあし - find fault
  • | | - あげまき - old-fashioned boys' hairstyle | Meiji period women's hairstyle | type of dance in kabuki | knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the sumo ring (color)
  • - あげひばり - soaring skylark
  • げ - いろあげ - redyeing
  • げ - なまあげ - deep-fried bean curd/undercooked
  • かきげ | げ - かきあげ - shrimp and vegetable fritters
  • げ | げ - こしあげ - tuck at the waist
  • げる - ひとはたあげる - to make a name for oneself
  • がっている - いきがあがっている - to be in high spirits
  • - ようこうひ - lift-drag ratio
  • げる - さかなをあげる - to fry fish
  • - ようたんき - coal hoist/coal unloader
  • げる - はたをあげる - to raise (hoist) a flag | to raise an army | to start a new business
  • がらない | があがらない | がらない - ふうさいがあがらない - making a poor appearance
  • - ようりくりょう - landing charge
  • をあげる | げる | げる | げる - なをあげる - to gain fame/to make one's name