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

    to raise one's hand

    生徒はあまり手を挙げません。
    Students don't raise their hands much.
  2. to surrender

    Idiomatic expressionusu. 手を上げる

  3. to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike)

    usu. 手を上げる

  4. to become better (at something); to improve

    Idiomatic expressionusu. 手を上げるsee 腕を上げる

  5. to throw one's hat in the ring; to volunteer; to indicate one intends to participate; to raise one's hand

    Idiomatic expressionusu. 手を挙げる

Also written 手を上げる【てをあげる】手をあげる【てをあげる】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
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
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Used in names as

たか

Dictionary and index codes (33)
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)
21WaniKani level