Word Meaning 地上げ

じあげ jiage

地上げ is read as じあげ (jiage) and means raising the ground level (with fill).

Meaning

English

  1. raising the ground level (with fill)
  2. buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit
  3. land sharking

Reading

Kana

じあげ

Romaji

jiage

Writing Variants

  • 地揚げ じあげ jiage

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 66345 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

地上

ちじょう

this world

地球上

ちきゅうじょう

on Earth

地上標定機

ちじょうひょうていき

(artillery) theodolite

地代

じしろ

land rent

地方

ちほう

civilian society

bottom (of a package, book, etc.)

地元

じもと

local

地下

ちか

underground

地理

ちり

geography

地図

ちず

map

地主

じぬし

landowner

地名

ちめい

place name