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Kanji Detail for 挙 - "to raise, to nominate"

挙

  • Meaning

    挙 means "to raise, to nominate." Also associated with to undertake.

    1. Raise - To lift up; to elevate.

    2. Undertake - To carry out; to perform.

    3. Nominate - To propose; to recommend.

  • Words using 挙

    • 選挙 せんきょ Listen election
    • 総選挙 そうせんきょ Listen general election (of the lower house)
    • 小選挙区 しょうせんきょく Listen small electoral district; single-member constituency
    • 一挙 いっきょ Listen one effort; one action
    • 選挙戦 せんきょせん Listen election campaign
    • 選挙運動 せんきょうんどう Listen election campaign; political campaign; campaigning
    • 快挙 かいきょ Listen brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment
    • 選挙権 せんきょけん Listen suffrage; right to vote

  • Four-character idioms with 挙

    • 一挙一動 いっきょいちどう Listen one's every action; every single move
    • 一挙両得 いっきょりょうとく Listen killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
    • 延頸挙踵 えんけいきょしょう Listen longing for someone or something; waiting for someone of great talent to arrive
    • 挙国一致 きょこくいっち Listen national unity; unity of the whole nation
    • 挙措進退 きょそしんたい Listen behavior; bearing; demeanor
    • 軽挙妄動 けいきょもうどう Listen rash and blind act

  • Tattoo check: 挙

    • Verified meaning: to raise, to nominate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あかる)
    • Also carries these associations: to undertake

    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.

  • Name readings of 挙

    Given names 挙(あかる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    raise; plan; project; behavior; actions

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    raise, lift up; recommend

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 舉|举

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyo(キョ) キョ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    a.garu(あ-がる) あ-がる

    a.geru(あ-げる) あ-げる

    kozoru(こぞ-る) こぞ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    raise undertake nominate all everyone appoint promote attack capture behavior manner overthrow examination selection gather assemble employ lift carry out recommend

Sentences including 挙

  • He did not put up his hand.

  • Jim put his hand up.

  • All those in favor held up their hands.

  • We're elected.

  • She made a name for herself as a singer.

  • Please raise your hand before you speak.

  • He is not running in the coming election.

  • As she wanted to ask a question , she raised her hand.

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