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挙 あ.げる、あ.がる、こぞ.る raise, plan, project, behavior, actions 1 257 10 64 て・てへん 会意 Compound Ideographic The owl was asked to raise his hand if he needed anything, but he had a wing, not a hand! So he made a tool that looked like a hand which he used when he needed to raise his hand. For raiseing, owl has a tool hand.

Accepted Answer

キョ たか 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 4 小: small, insignificant八: eight; eight radical (no. 12)手: hand 手 4 擧 raise What raises mankind above others is the wisdom of an owl, the use of tools, and his hand with an opposable thumb. (compare with reputation (#1939)).

Kanji	挙
Onyomi	キョ
Kunyomi	あ.げる、あ.がる、こぞ.る
Nanori	たか
English	raise, plan, project, behavior, actions
Examples	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
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	4
Frequency	257
Components	小: small, insignificant 八: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 手: hand
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	擧
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	raise
Koohii Story 1	The owl was asked to raise his hand if he needed anything, but he had a wing, not a hand! So he made a tool that looked like a hand which he used when he needed to raise his hand. For raiseing, owl has a tool hand.
Koohii Story 2	What raises mankind above others is the wisdom of an owl, the use of tools, and his hand with an opposable thumb. (compare with reputation (#1939)).

Raise Hand One's Summon Give Owl Needed Tool