Word Meaning 軍配を上げる

ぐんばいをあげる gumbai o ageru

軍配を上げる is read as ぐんばいをあげる (gumbai o ageru) and means to declare someone the winner (of a competition).

Meaning

English

  1. to declare someone the winner (of a competition)
  2. to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner)

Reading

Kana

ぐんばいをあげる

Romaji

gumbai o ageru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 36956 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

軍配が上がる

ぐんばいがあがる

to be declared the winner

軍配

ぐんばい

gourd-shaped war fan

軍事上

ぐんじじょう

military

軍事支配

ぐんじしはい

military rule

軍配通り

ぐんばいどおり

in accordance with the referee's decision

軍事配備

ぐんじはいび

military deployment

軍配者

ぐんばいしゃ

commander (during the Sengoku period)

軍配を返す

ぐんばいをかえす

to start a bout with the turn of a referee's fan

気配り上手

きくばりじょうず

being good at thoughtfulness for others

地上配備

ちじょうはいび

land-based (missiles, etc.)

軍を進める

ぐんをすすめる

to move troops forward

軍兵

ぐんぺい

armed forces