挙 = 手 + 𭕄 + 八 + 一

挙 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “raise”. It is built from 手 (hand), 𭕄 (owl crown), 八 (eight) and 一 (one). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2088.

Keyword: raise
RTK frame: 2088
Strokes: 10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キョ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あ.げる, あ.がる, こぞ.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: повышать
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 挙 raise

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 挙 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “owl crown” + “eight”. 挙 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 挙 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.