挙

音読おんよみ: キョ

訓読くんよみ:げる・あがる

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部首ぶしゅ: て(手)

Meaning

Raise / Elevate / Recommend

  • Basic forms
  • 挙げる — to raise; to lift; to cite / base form
  • 挙げます — raise; lift / masu form
  • 挙げた — raised; lifted / ta form
  • 挙げて — raise and … / te-form
  • 挙げない — do not raise / negative
  • 挙げれば — if (you) raise / conditional
  • 挙げろ・挙げよ — raise it! / imperative
  • Other common forms
  • 手を挙げる — raise one’s hand
  • 例を挙げる — give an example
  • 成果を挙げる — achieve results
  • More
  • 挙げたい — want to raise / 〜たい form
  • 挙げられる — can raise; be able to cite / potential
  • 挙げなかった — didn’t raise / past negative
  • 挙げている — is raising; has raised / progressive

挙げる(あげる) is an ichidan verb. Drop to add endings such as ます, た, て, ない. Besides the physical meaning “to raise,” it is widely used figuratively, as in 例を挙げる (to cite an example) or 成果を挙げる (to achieve results).

  • 挙手きょしゅ — raising a hand
  • 選挙せんきょ — election
  • 快挙かいきょ — brilliant achievement
  • 一挙いっきょ — at one stroke / single effort
  • 挙行きょこう — holding (a ceremony)
  • 挙動きょどう — behavior / movement
  • 検挙けんきょ — arrest / apprehension

This kanji combines 手 (hand) with the phonetic component 舉, reflecting an action done with hands — such as lifting or citing. It's often used in formal or official contexts.

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