軍配を上げる ぐんばいをあげる Meanings Expression, Ichidan verb to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner) to declare someone the winner (of a competition) Kanji 軍 army. Read as グン. 配 distribute. Read as ハイ. 上 up. Read as あげる. Word lists Sumo Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists