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掲 — Put up (a notice)

JLPT N111 strokesSecondary school#899 most used
put up (a notice), put up, hoist, display, hang out, publish
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomiかかげる (kakageru)

Stroke order (11 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).

Common words using 掲

WordReadingMeaning
掲載けいさい
keisai
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial)
掲げるかかげる
kakageru
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag)
掲示けいじ
keiji
notice; bulletin; post
掲示板けいじばん
keijiban
bulletin board; display board; notice board
掲揚けいよう
keiyou
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying

Study notes

掲 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #899 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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