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What is the Kanji for "Raise"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Raise", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Raise" is "挙".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "A".

Its onyomi reading is "Kyo".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "兴" . And The kanji "手" means "Hand" and can be read as "Shu", "Te", and "Zu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "挙" mean in japanese?

"挙" means "Raise" .

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

挙げる: "Raise". The verb '挙げる (あげる)' means 'to raise'. It is used to indicate the action of lifting or elevating something. This verb can be applied to both physical objects, as well as more abstract concepts. For example: She raised her hand - (彼女は手を挙げた). I will raise this issue at the meeting - (この問題を会議で取り上げます).
選挙: "Election". The Japanese verbal noun '選挙 (せんきょ)' means 'election'. This noun refers to the process of selecting political representatives or officials through a vote. It is commonly used to describe national, regional, or local elections where citizens can choose their representatives. For example: The election is next month - (選挙は来月です). I will vote in the election - (私は選挙に投票します).
挙げ句: "Ultimately" or "In the end". The noun '挙げ句 (あげく)' means 'ultimately' or 'in the end'. It is used to indicate the final outcome or conclusion of a sequence of events. It implies that after various actions or circumstances, the final result is what is being described. For example: In the end, he decided to go to the party - (挙げ句、彼はパーティーに行くことにした). Ultimately, the project was a success - (挙げ句、そのプロジェクトは成功だった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".