Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to gain fame; to make one's name

    彼はコンテストで名を挙げた。
    He distinguished himself in the contest.

Also written 名をあげる【なをあげる】名を上げる【なをあげる】名を揚げる【なをあげる】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Kun
-な
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
177 of 2500
Radical
mouth

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3, 4-6-1SKIP code
3d3.12The Kanji Dictionary
2760.0Four corner code
2577deroo
540dUnicode hex code
1-44-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
716New Nelson (John Haig)
2169New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2693Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
112Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
116A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
346Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
131Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3297Morohashi
71A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
82Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140sakade
34Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
55henshall3
53Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
140crowley
82Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
285Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
113Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

Kun
あ.げるあ.がるこぞ.る
On
キョ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N1
Frequency
257 of 2500
Radical
hand

Built from

Used in names as

たか

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-6, 2-3-7, 2-6-4SKIP code
3n7.1The Kanji Dictionary
3250.2, 9050.2Four corner code
947deroo
6319Unicode hex code
1-21-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1902Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2150New Nelson (John Haig)
2456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3106Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1588Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2169Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1938Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2088Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
439A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1207Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
523Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12081PMorohashi
458A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
801Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
815Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
375sakade
1356Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
482henshall3
539Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
434crowley
1189Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
849Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1957Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju3Pinyin reading
geoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)