Moto 挙: Raise; Plan; ProjectKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キョ
- Kun'yomi
- あ(げる)、あ(がる)、こぞ(る)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 180 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キョ)
- 総選挙そうせんきょgeneral election (of the lower house)
- 選挙せんきょelection
- 小選挙区しょうせんきょくsmall electoral district; single-member constituency
- 一挙いっきょone effort; one action
- 選挙戦せんきょせんelection campaign
- 選挙運動せんきょうんどうelection campaign; political campaign
- 快挙かいきょbrilliant achievement; spectacular feat
- 選挙権せんきょけんsuffrage; the right to vote
- 検挙けんきょarrest; roundup
- 直接選挙ちょくせつせんきょdirect election
- 列挙れっきょenumeration; list
- 選挙人せんきょにんvoter; constituent
- 挙党きょとうwhole party; party as a whole
- 挙式きょしきholding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
- 暴挙ぼうきょviolence; reckless action
- 一挙にいっきょにat a stroke; with a single swoop
- 一挙手一投足いっきょしゅいっとうそくone's every action; every single move
- 壮挙そうきょambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise
- 大挙たいきょin full force; in great numbers
- 挙動きょどうconduct; behavior
- 挙国きょこくthe whole nation
- 挙手きょしゅraising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote)
- 挙行きょこうcelebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage)
- 推挙すいきょrecommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
- 普通選挙ふつうせんきょuniversal suffrage
- 枚挙まいきょenumeration
- 被選挙権ひせんきょけんeligibility for election; suffrage
- 選挙公報せんきょこうほうofficial gazette for elections
- 間接選挙かんせつせんきょindirect election
- インターネット選挙インターネットせんきょcarrying out an election campaign using the Internet
- ダブル選挙ダブルせんきょdouble election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers)
- ドブ板選挙ドブいたせんきょgrassroots door-to-door election campaign
- ネット選挙ネットせんきょcarrying out an election campaign using the Internet
- 一挙一動いっきょいちどうone's every action; every single move
- 一挙両全いっきょりょうぜんkilling two birds with one stone; serving two ends
- 一挙両得いっきょりょうとくkilling two birds with one stone; serving two ends
- 一挙放送いっきょほうそうbroadcast marathon; transmitting sequential episodes of a radio or television series
- 一斉検挙いっせいけんきょwholesale arrest; round-up
- 中選挙区制ちゅうせんきょくせい(Japanese) electoral system allowing for the election of from 3 to 5 candidates from one district
- 中間選挙ちゅうかんせんきょmidterm election; interim election
- 予備選挙よびせんきょpreliminary election; primary (election)
- 偉挙いきょexcellent deeds
- 公職選挙法こうしょくせんきょほうPublic Office Election Law
- 再挙さいきょanother attempt; another try
- 再選挙さいせんきょrepeat election; recall election
- 分裂選挙ぶんれつせんきょsplit election (where two or more candidates from the same party stand)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 挙げるあげるto raise; to elevate
- 挙がるあがるto rise; to go up
- 挙げ句あげくafter (a long process); at the end of
- もろ手を挙げてもろてをあげてwholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally
- やり玉に挙がるやりだまにあがるto be made an example of; to be made a victim of
- やり玉に挙げるやりだまにあげるto make an example of; to make a victim of
- 例を挙げるれいをあげるto cite an example
- 先取点を挙げるせんしゅてんをあげるto score the first point
- 全力を挙げるぜんりょくをあげるto use all one's strength (ability)
- 兵を挙げるへいをあげるto raise an army
Other readings
- 挙句あげくafter (a long process); at the end of
- どぶ板選挙ドブいたせんきょgrassroots door-to-door election campaign
- 一般選挙いっぱんせんきょgeneral election (of all members of a local government body)
- 出挙すいこloan with interest made to farmers
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