20 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

leaping up, jumping up, rising, advancing, going

Kun'yomi
  • あが
  • のぼ
On'yomi
  • トウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

トウ 54.2%
あが 45.8%

Character Breakdown

leaping up, jumping up, rising
トウ あが.る のぼ.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
to mount, to ascend, to move
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

boiling ②becoming heated (e.g. debate) ③soaring (prices)
sudden price jump
being much talked about
(enjoying) tumultuous popularity
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References

Unicode hex code 9A30
JIS X 0208 1-38-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3834
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6767
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1106
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1422
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1989
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2144
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1386
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2867
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1340
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44915P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1660
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1780
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1339
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1913
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1937
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1547
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1913
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2008
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b16.3
Four corner code 7922.7
De Roo Code 3950