昂 áng
: to lift; to raise
: to raise one’s head; proud, bold
: high; high spirits; soaring
: expensive
Kun Reading
昂り OR 高ぶり | たかぶり takaburi
noun
: excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
: pride; haughtiness; arrogance
昂る OR 高ぶる | たかぶる takaburu
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be highly strung; to be proud; to be haughty
: to get excited; to get worked up
昂じる OR 高じる OR 昂ずる OR 高ずる | こうじる koujiru OR こうずる kouzuru
ichidan verb | intransitive verb | zuru verb
: to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
高い | たかい takai
adjective
: high; tall
: expensive
On Reading
コウ kou、 ゴウ gou
昂貴[贵] ang2gui4: expensive; costly
昂揚[扬] ang2yang2: elated; high-spirited; uplifting (music)
[昂揚 | こうよう kouyou: enhancement; exaltation; promotion; uplift]
昂奮[奋] ang2fen4: buoyant; high-spirited; vigorous
[昂奮 | こうふん koufun: excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal]
昂然 ang2ran2: upright and unafraid
[こうぜん kouzen: elated; triumphant; proud]
低昂 di1ang2: ups and down; rise and fall
昂昂 ang2ang2: high-spirited; brave-looking
Places
昂坪360 ang2ping2: Ngong Ping 360

The Ngong Ping 360 is a tourism project on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The project was previously known as Tung Chung Cable Car Project before acquiring the Ngong Ping 360 brand in April 2005. It consists of the Ngong Ping Cable Car, a gondola lift formerly known as the Ngong Ping 360 Skyrail, and the Ngong Ping Village, a retail and entertainment centre adjacent to the cable car’s upper station.
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
意気軒昂 OR 意気軒高 | いきけんこう iki kenkou
: (yoji) in high spirits; elated
心悸亢進 OR 心悸昂進 | しんきこうしん shinki koushin
: (yoji) palpitations (of the heart)
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語
氣宇軒昂 qi4 yu3 xuan1 ang2
: to have an imposing or impressive appearance; impressive appearance; straight and impressive looking
鬥志昂揚 dou4 zhi4 ang2 yang2
: having high fighting spirit
形声 Pictophonetic.
日 (ri4: sun radical 72) suggests the meaning while
卬 (ang2: lofty; high) provides the sound.
Semantic:
昻 ang2
Variant:
卬 ang2: lofty; high; I (regional colloquial); me; variant of 昂
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary