挙 Kanji – raise
The Japanese kanji 挙 can mean raise, plan, project, behavior, actions.
Meaning and Readings
How is 挙 read?
挙 has the onyomi reading キョ and the kunyomi readings あげる, あがる, こぞる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyo, ageru, agaru, kozoru.
Common Japanese Words Using 挙
These common Japanese words contain 挙. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一挙（いっきょ） — one effort, one action
- 快挙（かいきょ） — brilliant achievement, spectacular feat, splendid accomplishment, remarkable deed
- 挙式（きょしき） — holding a ceremony, wedding ceremony
- 挙党（きょとう） — whole party, party as a whole
- 検挙（けんきょ） — arrest, roundup
- 選挙（せんきょ） — election
- 選挙権（せんきょけん） — suffrage, right to vote
- 選挙戦（せんきょせん） — election campaign
- 総選挙（そうせんきょ） — general election (of the lower house)
- 普通選挙（ふつうせんきょ） — universal suffrage