JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 升: "measuring box, 1.8 liter"
The kanji 升 means "measuring box, 1.8 liter". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ in on'yomi and ます in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ます
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | measuring box, 1.8 liter |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2077 of 2,501 |
Common words with 升
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 升measuring container; measuring box; measure · box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
- 升shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
- 一升瓶one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
- 一升one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
- 升形square (shape) · square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
- 升酒alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box
- 升席tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.
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