揚げる
あげる · ageru · JLPT N3 · verb-ichidan
to fry
🍤 扌 hand + 昜 rising sun: hand lifts things up, like fried food rising in oil
揚 pairs the hand radical 扌 with 昜, a component tied to rising and the sun climbing. Lifting up is the core meaning. Deep-fried food floats up in hot oil when it is done, so the same verb means to fry, as in 唐揚げ karaage.