Word Meaning 揚げ句

あげく ageku

揚げ句 is read as あげく (ageku) and means last line (of a renga).

Meaning

English

last line (of a renga)
after (a long process)
at the end of

Reading

Kana

あげく

Romaji

ageku

Writing Variants

挙句あげく ageku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 831 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

揚げる

あげる

(of the tide) to come in

揚がる

あがる

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

揚げ

あげ

aburaage

揚げ物

あげもの

deep-fried food

揚力

ようりょく

dynamic lift

揚水発電所

ようすいはつでんしょ

pumped storage power plant

文句

もんく

complaint

俳句

はいく

haiku

句

く

phrase

絶句

ぜっく

jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

慣用句

かんようく

idiom

禁句

きんく

taboo word