noun
Bound noun used in compounds and set phrases to refer to a person's actions, conduct, or a move in a game. Not used as a standalone word in modern Japanese.
彼の挙動は不審だった。
His behavior was suspicious.
将棋で次の一手を「挙」と呼ぶことがある。
In shogi, the next move is sometimes called 挙.
noun
Archaic noun meaning recommendation, especially for a position. Now mainly seen in the compound 推挙.
See also: 推挙
「推挙」の「挙」は、人を推薦する意味を表す。
The 挙 in 推挙 expresses the meaning of recommending a person.