Japanese symbol for “upswing”
上向線
じょうこうせん
Romaji: joukousen
upswing
In Japanese, upswing is 上向線, read じょうこうせん (joukousen).
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Meanings
- n upswing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “upswing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上げ潮 | あげしお ageshio | surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
| 向上 | こうじょう koujou | elevation; rise; improvement |
| 上司 | じょうし joushi | (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups |
| 地上 | ちじょう chijou | above ground; on the ground; earth's surface |
| 方向 | ほうこう houkou | direction; orientation; bearing |
| 傾向 | けいこう keikou | tendency; trend; inclination |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.