水揚げ

水あげ

Reading

Kana: みずあげ

Romaji: mizuage

Definitions

noun

vs

1

landing; unloading (e.g. a ship)

See also: 陸揚げ

noun

2

catch (of fish); takings

See also: 漁獲量

3

sales (of a shop)

See also: 売上高

noun

vs

4

defloration (e.g. of a geisha)

5

preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)

Kanji

水

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-

Meaning: water

揚

Readings: ヨウ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げ、 あ.がる

Meanings: raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat