Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

掲: put up (a notice), put up

Also: hoist, display, hang out, publish, describe

JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

扌 carries the meaning · 曷 gives the sound

11 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ケイkei · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 掲載けいさいpublication (e.g. of an article in a…
  • 掲示けいじnotice; bulletin; post
  • 掲揚けいようhoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying
  • 掲示板けいじばんbulletin board; display board; notice board

かかげるkakageru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 掲げるかかげるto put up (a notice, sign, etc.)

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
掲 put up (a notice) · 扌
vs喝 hoarse · 口
掲 has 扌 where 喝 has 口.
In ChineseA Japanese form · Chinese writes 揭 · jiē

掲 is a Japanese simplification. Chinese writes 揭 in both simplified and traditional script.

Simplified
揭 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
揭 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin jiē most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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