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挙

挙 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「擧」の略体。擧#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョElem.
Kun (native)
  • あ(げる)Elem.
  • あ(がる)Elem.
  • こぞ(る)
Nanori (used in names)
  • たか
Other languages
  • 拼音ju3
  • 한글geo
  • Hán-ViệtCử
  • Hán-ViệtGỡ
  • Hán-ViệtGở

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+6319

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱兴手

Words using this kanji

  • 挙党きょとう一つの党派全体。また、党派全体が一丸となること。whole party, party as a whole
  • 挙式きょしき式を挙げること。holding a ceremony, wedding ceremony
  • 挙句あげく「挙げ句」の別表記。after (a long process), at the end of, last line (of a renga)
  • 挙国きょこくthe whole nation
  • 挙動きょどう人の動作や行動。 物質や機器類などの作動や作用、反応のようす。conduct, behavior, behaviour
  • 挙手きょしゅ手を上げること。raising one's hand, show of hands (e.g. for a vote), salute
  • 挙行きょこう儀式や行事を行うこと。celebration (of ceremony), solemnization (e.g. of a marriage), solemnisation
  • 挙きょ行動。くわだて。ふるまい。action, behavior, behaviour, move
  • 挙止きょし挙動。立ち居振舞い。bearing, deportment
  • 挙証きょしょう証拠を挙げること。立証すること。(presentation of) proof
  • 挙措きょそ挙げることと置くこと。 職務の任免。 立ち居振舞い。挙動。behavior, behaviour, manner
  • 挙兵きょへい何らかの事由により兵を挙げること。軍事行動を取ること。raising an army
  • 挙用きょよう下位にある者を引き上げて用いること。appointment, promotion
  • 挙るこぞるto assemble everything together, to do something as a group
  • 挙示きょじpresenting (a reason, explanation, example, etc.), showing, giving
  • 挙筋きょきんlevator, levator muscle
  • 挙例きょれい例を挙げること。giving an example, illustration
  • 挙上きょじょう顎先、下顎、 肩甲骨や骨盤を引き上げること。elevation, elevating, lifting up
  • 挙績きょせきsales (in insurance), contract acquisition, production
  • 挙げたあげたbrought up (e.g. topic)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-4-6
Four Corner
9050.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3n7.1
Heisig
2088
Nelson
1902