かさ
嵩
あ
上
　
げ

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. raising (an embankment, levee, etc.).
  2. increasing (a budget, fees, etc.), raising, inflating (figures), padding (an expense account, bill, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かさ
嵩
あ
上
　
げ
 嵩上げ かさあげ
　
か
　
さ
あ
上
　
げ
 かさ上げ かさあげ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

be aggravated, grow worse, grow bulky
かさ　スウ　シュウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
tall, high, expensive
コウ　たか.い　た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)