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掲げる (かかげる): to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag) — Japanese vocabulary

掲げる is read かかげる and means "to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag)". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

掲げる

Reading
かかげる · kakageru
Translation
to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag)
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
かかげるが

Example

その船はアメリカ国旗を掲げていた。

そのふねはアメリカこっきをかかげていた。

The ship was flying the American flag.

Kanji in this word

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