挙
挙 — Raise
raise, plan, project, behavior, actions
On’yomiキョ (kyo)
Kun’yomiあげる (ageru)
Kun’yomiあがる (agaru)
Kun’yomiこぞる (kozoru)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 挙
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 選挙 | せんきょ senkyo | election |
| 総選挙 | そうせんきょ sousenkyo | general election (of the lower house) |
| 小選挙区 | しょうせんきょく shousenkyoku | small electoral district; single-member constituency |
| 一挙 | いっきょ ikkyo | one effort; one action |
| 選挙戦 | せんきょせん senkyosen | election campaign |
| 選挙運動 | せんきょうんどう senkyoundou | election campaign; political campaign; campaigning |
Study notes
挙 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #257 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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