JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 昇: "rise up"
The kanji 昇 means "rise up". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ショウ in on'yomi and のぼ.る 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)
のぼ.る
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 | rise up |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 826 of 2,501 |
Common words with 昇
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 上昇rising; ascending; climbing
- 昇格promotion; raising of status
- 昇進promotion; advancement; rising in rank
- 昇華sublimation · sublimation (of an impulse)
- 昇降口entrance; hatch(way)
- 急上昇sudden rise; steep climb · trending
- 昇天ascension (into heaven); the Ascension · death
- 昇降ascending and descending; going up and down
- 昇降機elevator; lift
- 上昇気流ascending air current; updraft · upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
- 昇級promotion; advancement
- 上昇志向desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
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