# 揚 — hoist; fry

揚 means “hoist; fry”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ヨウ (you). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: hoist; fry
- On'yomi: ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 4

## How to remember 揚

Parts: 扌 hand · 昜 sun rays

## Don't confuse it with

[場](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/location/) · [陽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sunlight/) · [腸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intestines/) · [湯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hot-water/)

## More in the “Hands at work 4” set

[擁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stand-by/) · [摩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rub/) · [撲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slap/) · [絞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/squeeze/) · [揚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hoist/) · [覆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/overturn/) · [抽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw-out/) · [据](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-in-place/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hoist/. Last updated 2026-11-01.