Moto 揚: Raise; Elevate; HoistKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヨウ
- Kun'yomi
- あ(げる)、-あ(げ)、あ(がる)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 245 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヨウ)
- 浮揚ふようfloating (e.g. in air, water); floatation
- 高揚こうようelevation (of spirits); raising (of morale)
- 掲揚けいようhoisting (e.g. a flag); raising
- 抑揚よくようintonation; accent
- 揚力ようりょくdynamic lift; lifting power
- 国威発揚こくいはつようenhancing national prestige; expanding national influence
- 士気高揚しきこうようraising morale; lifting of morale
- 大揚おおようlargeheartedness; liberality
- 宣揚せんようenhancement (e.g. of national prestige); raising
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 旗揚げはたあげraising an army
- 揚げあげfrying; fried food
- 揚げ句あげくafter (a long process); at the end of
- 水揚げみずあげlanding; unloading (e.g. a ship)
- 唐揚げからあげdeep-fried food (esp. chicken)
- 引き揚げ者ひきあげしゃreturnee; repatriate
- 揚がるあがるto rise; to go up
- 揚げるあげるto raise; to elevate
- 揚げ物あげものdeep-fried food
- 油揚げあぶらあげaburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
- 荷揚げにあげunloading; landing
- 陸揚げりくあげunloading (a ship); landing
- お揚げおあげaburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
- かき揚げかきあげmixed vegetable and seafood tempura
- かき揚げるかきあげるto comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair)
- かき揚げ城かきあげじろsmall castle with a simple earthen-walled moat
- から揚げからあげdeep-fried food (esp. chicken)
- さつま揚げさつまあげsatsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
- たこ揚げたこあげkite flying
- とり唐揚げとりからあげdeep-fried chicken
- 一旗揚げるひとはたあげるto make a name for oneself; to achieve success
- 串揚げくしあげkushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
- 五色揚げごしきあげmixed fried vegetables
- 入り揚げるいりあげるto lavish money on
- 入れ揚げるいれあげるto lavish money on
- 内揚げうちあげinner pleat; the raising of fabric up in the middle to marry bottom edges of yukata and kimono
- 凧揚げたこあげkite flying
- 厚揚げあつあげthick fried tofu
- 名を揚げるなをあげるto gain fame; to make one's name
- 地揚げじあげbuying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking
- 小揚げこあげunloading a barge
- 巻き揚げるまきあげるto roll up; to hoist
- 帯揚げおびあげobi sash
- 引き揚げひきあげpulling up; drawing up
- 引き揚げるひきあげるto pull up; to drag up
- 引き揚げ船ひきあげふねevacuation boat; repatriation ship
Other readings
- 揚句あげくafter (a long process); at the end of
- カラ揚げからあげdeep-fried food (esp. chicken)
- 並揚羽なみあげはcitrus swallowtail (species of butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
- 串揚くしあげkushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
- 五色揚ごしきあげmixed fried vegetables
- 唐揚からあげdeep-fried food (esp. chicken)
- 媽姐揚ぼさあげceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)
- 媽姐揚げぼさあげceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)
- 小揚こあげunloading a barge
- 帝揚羽みかどあげはcommon jay (species of swallowtail butterfly, Graphium doson)
- 引揚ひきあげpulling up; drawing up
- 引揚げひきあげpulling up; drawing up
- 引揚げるひきあげるto pull up; to drag up
- 引揚者ひきあげしゃreturnee; repatriate
- 引揚船ひきあげふねevacuation boat; repatriation ship
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