12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat

Kun'yomi
  • to raise ②(of the tide) to come in ③to vomit ④to do for (the sake of someone else)
  • -あ
  • to rise ②to enter (esp. from outdoors) ③to be complete
On'yomi
  • ヨウ
Nanori
  • あがり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

げる-あがる 82.9%
ヨウ 17.1%

Character Breakdown

raise, elevate, hoist
あ.げる ヨウ あがり (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
frying ②aburaage
aburaage ②frying in oil
elevation (of spirits)
deep-fried bread (usu. topped in sugar)
deep-fried food
raised leg ②upturn (in the market) ③sitting cross-legged
landing ②catch (of fish) ③sales (of a shop) ④defloration (e.g. of a geisha) ⑤preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
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References

Unicode hex code 63DA
JIS X 0208 1-45-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1966
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2236
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 593
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Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 433
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1116
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12355
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1876
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 631
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 641
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1369
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1542
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1481
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 917
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 671
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c9.5
Four corner code 5602.7
De Roo Code 1351