昂
rise
Readings
On'yomi
- コウ
- ゴウ
Kun'yomi
- あ.がる
- たか.い
- たか.ぶる
Nanori
- あき
- あきら
- たか
- たかし
- のぼる
Meaning
昂 centers on rising upward, whether physically lifting, emotionally swelling with pride, or becoming elevated in spirit or price.
Most common words using 昂
- 激昂げっこう
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
- 寵愛昂じて尼にするちょうあいこうじてあまにする
to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun
- 寵愛昂じて尼になすちょうあいこうじてあまになす
to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun
- 意気軒昂いきけんこう
in high spirits; elated
- 昂然こうぜん
elated; triumphant; proud
- 軒昂けんこう
high-spirited; in high spirits
Study
Etymology
昂 combines 日 (sun) with 卬, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of looking up or rising. The sun rising upward is a plausible semantic interpretation.
Meaning mnemonic
The sun 日 sits above 卬, which looks like a person kneeling and looking up. Picture the sun rising as someone gazes upward, lifting their spirits.
Reading mnemonic
For コウ, imagine the sun rising over a calm cove: cove -> コウ, and the sun lifts above the water.