Keyword
raise and suspend
- raise
- elevate
- hoist
- praise
- extol
- fry in deep fat
- Frequency
- #1316
- Strokes
- 12
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 717
Readings
ヨウ50%
あ50%
Mnemonic
A left hand lifts a fish into the light of the sun and holds it dripping, to raise and suspend it above the water.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
引き揚げ
pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation; raising; increase; upward revision; repatriation; evacuation
Noun
旗揚げ
raising an army; raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
Noun
引き揚げる
to pull up; to drag up; to lift up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire; to promote (someone to a higher position); …
Ichidan verb
引揚者
returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII); repatriate
Noun
水揚げ
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha); preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
Noun
揚げる
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to (let) fly (e.g. a kite); to set off; to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in; to land (e.g. a boat); to come ashore; …
Ichidan verb