The kanji 挙 primarily conveys the idea of "to raise," "to lift," "to cite," or "to give." It implies the action of bringing something up, whether physically or conceptually. It can also signify actions like "to hold" a ceremony or "to give" an example. It's a versatile kanji with meanings related to elevation, action, and selection.

・On-yomi (音読み): キョ (kyo) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あ（げる） (a(geru)), あ（がる） (a(garu)), こぞ（る） (kozo(ru))

⚫︎ 選挙 (senkyo) Translation: Election ⚫︎ 挙手 (koshu) Translation: Raising one's hand; voting by a show of hands ⚫︎ 提案を挙げる (teian o ageru) Translation: To make a proposal; to put forward a suggestion

The kanji 挙 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. The phonetic component is 與 (yo), which provides the sound, and the semantic component is 手 (te - hand) which helps indicate the meaning. 與 itself originally depicted two hands holding something up. Therefore, the combination of 與and 手 indicates the action of raising or lifting something with a hand. This is the origin of meanings such as "to raise" or "to hold up."