挙 — raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

Readings

On'yomi

キョ

Kun'yomi

あ.げるあ.がるこぞ.る

Example words

• 挙げるあげる(1) to raise; to elevate (2) to do up (one's hair) (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) (4) to land (a boat) (5) to deep-fry (6) to show someone (into a room) (7) (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.) (8) to send someone (away) (9) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) (11) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) (12) to earn (something desirable) (13) to praise (14) to give (an example, etc.); to cite (15) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) (16) to arrest (17) to nominate (18) to give (19) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) (20) to bear (a child) (21) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) (22) (of the tide) to come in (23) to vomit (24) to do for (the sake of someone else) (25) to complete ... (26) to humbly do ...
• 選挙せんきょelection
• 一挙にいっきょにat a stroke; with a single swoop