The kanji 揚 generally conveys the meaning of "to raise," "to lift," "to hoist," "to fry," or "to elevate." It implies an upward movement, whether physically lifting something, increasing a value, or elevating a status. It can also refer to cooking methods where food is immersed in hot oil.

・On-yomi (音読み): ヨウ (yō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あ（げる） (a(geru)) - to raise, to lift; あ（がる） (a(garu)) - to be raised, to rise; あ（がり） (a(gari)) - a rise (as in cooking)

⚫︎揚げる Translation: To raise, to lift, to fry. ⚫︎揚力 Translation: Lift (force). ⚫︎唐揚げ Translation: Japanese fried chicken.

The kanji 揚 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). It combines the semantic element "手" (te, meaning "hand") and the phonetic element "陽" (yō, which contributes to the sound "yō"). The "hand" component hints at the action of lifting or raising. The phonetic element gives the sound. The combination thus represents the act of "raising" or "lifting" something with the hand.