# 掲 — post up; hoist

掲 means “post up; hoist”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei). Kun'yomi: かか(げる) (kakageru). You'll see it in words such as 掲げる (kakageru, “to put up; to hang out”).

- Meaning: post up; hoist
- On'yomi: ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi: かか(げる) (kakageru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 掲

Parts: 扌 hand · 曷 why

## Words with 掲

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 掲げる | かかげる (kakageru) | to put up; to hang out |

## Don't confuse it with

[指](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/finger/) · [葛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kudzu/) · [喝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellow/) · [渇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thirst/)

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[請](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ask-for/) · [弁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/speech/) · [拒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reject/) · [項](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/item/) · [掲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/post-up/) · [称](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appellation/) · [誘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lure/) · [謝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/apologize/) · [訳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/translate/)

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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/post-up/. Last updated 2026-11-01.