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Kanji Detail for 掲 - "to raise"
掲
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Meaning
掲 means "to raise." Also associated with to make visible, to lift up.
To raise - To lift high.
To make visible - To display prominently.
To lift up - To hold up the hem.
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Words using 掲
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掲載
けいさい
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial)
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掲げる
かかげる
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag)
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掲示
けいじ
notice; bulletin; post
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掲揚
けいよう
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying
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掲示板
けいじばん
bulletin board; display board; notice board
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掲載
けいさい
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Tattoo check: 掲
- Verified meaning: to raise
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to make visible, to lift up
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
More kanji with the radical 手 扌 (te・tehen)
- 才 talent, ability
- 手 hand, arm
- 打 to strike, to hit
- 払 to pay, to brush off
- 托 entrust, support, request
- 扱 to handle
- 扶 support, help
- 批 to strike
- 技 skill, technique, art
- 抄 to copy, to extract
- 把 grasp, handle, bundle
- 抑 to suppress, to control
- 投 to throw, to pitch, to give up
- 抗 to resist
- 折 to fold, to break, occasion
- 抜 to pull out
- 択 to choose, to select, option
- 承 to hear
- 披 open, reveal
- 抱 to embrace, to employ
- 抵 to touch, to resist
- 抹 erase, rub
- 押 to push, seal
- 抽 to select, abstract
- 拂 brush
- 担 to carry, charge, to take on