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揚
raise · lift · deep-fry · hoist
N1On: ようKun: あげる、あがる
Memory Aid
'Yō' (よう) — Imagine 'you' (yō) easily **raise** your hand to answer a question.
The right side of the kanji looks like a sail or flag being **hoisted** by the left 'hand' radical.
Vocabulary
揚げるあげるto deep-fry, to raise (transitive)
揚がるあがるto be deep-fried, to rise (intransitive)
揚物あげものdeep-fried food
掲揚けいようhoisting (a flag)
Example Sentences
鶏肉を油で揚げる。
Deep-fry the chicken in oil.
旗が風に揚がっている。
The flag is fluttering (being raised) in the wind.
旗を揚げる準備をしよう。
Let's prepare to hoist the flag.
国旗掲揚の儀式が始まる。
The national flag hoisting ceremony is about to begin.