昇
昇 — Rise up
rise up
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiのぼる (noboru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 昇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
| 昇進 | しょうしん shoushin | promotion; advancement; rising in rank |
| 昇格 | しょうかく shoukaku | promotion; raising of status |
| 昇給 | しょうきゅう shoukyuu | salary raise |
| 上昇気流 | じょうしょうきりゅう joushoukiryuu | ascending air current; updraft; upward trend |
| 昇級 | しょうきゅう shoukyuu | promotion; advancement |
Study notes
昇 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #826 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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