昇
rise up
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
8 / 8
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:2
Frequency:826
Vocabulary
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昇格 | ショウカク | promotion; raising of status |
| 昇給 | ショウキュウ | salary raise |
| 昇進 | ショウシン | promotion; advancement; rising in rank |
| 上昇 | ジョウショウ | rising; ascending; climbing |
| 昇級 | ショウキュウ | promotion; advancement |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昇進 | しょうじん | promotion; advancement; rising in rank |
| 昇り | のぼり | ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream; uphill |
| 昇る | のぼる | to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda) |
| 昇り降り | のぼりくだり | going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent |
| 昇り坂 | のぼりざか | ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
早
early, fast
Grade 1JLPT 4
畔
levee, paddy ridge
Grade 8JLPT 1
則
based on, follow, law, model after, rule
Grade 5JLPT 2
昨
previous, yesterday
Grade 4JLPT 3
卑
base, lowly, vile, vulgar
Grade 8JLPT 1
星
dot, mark, spot, star
Grade 2JLPT 2
界
boundary, world
Grade 3JLPT 4
酔
drunk, elated, feel sick, poisoned, spellbound
Grade 8JLPT 1
敗
defeat, failure, reversal
Grade 4JLPT 3
易
divination, easy, fortune-telling, ready to, simple
Grade 5JLPT 3