Word Meaning 水揚げ

みずあげ mizuage

水揚げ is read as みずあげ (mizuage) and means defloration (e.g. of a geisha).

Meaning

English

  1. defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
  2. preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
  3. sales (of a shop)
  4. catch (of fish)
  5. takings
  6. landing
  7. unloading (e.g. a ship)

Reading

Kana

みずあげ

Romaji

mizuage

Writing Variants

  • 水あげ みずあげ mizuage

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 15621 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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揚水発電所

ようすいはつでんしょ

pumped storage power plant

揚水発電

ようすいはつでん

pumped storage

揚水機

ようすいき

water pump

純揚水発電

じゅんようすいはつでん

closed-loop pumped-storage power generation

揚水車

ようすいしゃ

scoop wheel

揚水

ようすい

pumping up water (e.g. to a high place for energy storage)

水泡

みなわ

nothing

水仙

すいせん

daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis)

水素

すいそ

hydrogen (H)

水墨画

すいぼくが

India-ink painting

水晶

すいしょう

(rock) crystal