Kanji N1

揚: raise, elevate, hoist

揚 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning raise, elevate, hoist, written with 12 strokes. It is read ヨウ (on) and あげる, あがる (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 揚げる (あげる, to deep-fry) and 浮揚 (ふよう, floating).

揚

Meanings

  • raise
  • elevate
  • hoist
  • praise
  • extol
  • fry in deep fat
Strokes12
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1316 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ヨウ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • あげる
  • -あげ
  • あがる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 揚

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 揚げるあげる

    to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food

    JLPT N2
  • 浮揚ふよう

    floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation

  • 高揚こうよう

    elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale)

  • 揚げあげ

    deep-frying; deep-fried food

  • 旗揚げはたあげ

    raising an army; raising a banner

  • 掲揚けいよう

    hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying

  • 水揚げみずあげ

    landing; unloading (e.g. a ship)

  • 引揚者ひきあげしゃ

    returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII)

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.