JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 揚: "raise, elevate, hoist"
The kanji 揚 means "raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヨウ in on'yomi and あ.げる, -あ.げ, あ.がる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.げる-あ.げあ.がる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1316 of 2,501 |
Common words with 揚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 揚げるfaire frire, préparer un plat frit · lancer (feu d'artifice), hisser (drapeau), faire voler (cerf-volant)
- 揚がるêtre frit · être hissé (drapeau, feu d'artifice)
- 高揚elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
- 意気揚々triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
- 鷹揚large-hearted; generous; liberal; open-handed · placid; composed; cool; collected
- 唐揚げdeep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
- 高揚感exaltation; emotional uplift
- 抑揚intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
- 抑揚のないmonotonous
- 揚げ物deep-fried food
- 油揚げabura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu · deep-frying; deep-fried food
- 揚げdeep-frying; deep-fried food · abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
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