揚げ (age) means “frying” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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魚の揚げは、衣が固まってから裏返します。sakana no a ge wa koromo ga kata ma tte ka ra ura gae shi ma su

For frying fish, turn it over after the coating has set.

It centers on cooking food in hot oil and can also refer to the fried food that results.

揚げ物agemono: A dish or food item prepared by cooking it in hot oil.

食材を油の中で加熱して調理すること。また、そのようにして作った食品。shoku zai o abura no naka de ka netsu shi te chō ri su ru ko to ma ta so no yō ni shi te tsuku tta shoku hin

The noun 揚げ (age, "frying") is the continuative form of 揚げる (ageru, "to fry") used as a noun.

In Japanese cooking talk, 揚げ (age) can name either the frying process or the finished fried food, so the surrounding context identifies the intended sense.