昇 — kanji meaning “rise up”
昇
rise up
- Meanings
- rise up
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- のぼ.る
- Name readings
- しゅう、のり
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #826 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 72
- Chinese reading
- shēng — Chinese character page
Words with 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 |
| 昇級 | しょうきゅう shoukyuu | promotion; advancement |
| 昇華 | しょうか shouka | sublimation |
| 昇降 | しょうこう shoukou | ascending and descending; going up and down |
| 急上昇 | きゅうじょうしょう kyuujoushou | sudden rise; steep climb |
| 昇任 | しょうにん shounin | promotion; advancement |
| 昇天 | しょうてん shouten | ascension (into heaven); the Ascension |
| 昇竜 | しょうりゅう shouryuu | rising dragon; great dash |
| 昇段 | しょうだん shoudan | promotion |
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