raise · fry

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 揚 has 12 strokes and the on-reading よう. 揚げる (あげる) describes frying or raising something; 揚がる (あがる) describes being fried or rising.
• Basic usage: The object and context distinguish cooking from upward movement.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Action and result
  • 野菜を油で揚げる describes frying vegetables in oil; 天ぷらがからりと揚がった describes the result of tempura becoming crisp.
  • 帆を揚げた describes raising sails. 凧が空高く揚がる focuses on a kite rising high into the sky.