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升

升 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. もちあげる。のぼる。
  2. ます。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。柄杓の形を象る。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

measuring box, 1.8 liter

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショウJHS
Kun (native)
  • ますJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • のぼる
Other languages
  • 拼音sheng1
  • 한글seung
  • Hán-ViệtThăng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
十(じゅう)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5347

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): overlapping ⿻⿰𰀪丨一

Words using this kanji

  • 升ます（ます）粒状のものや液体の体積を測るための四角い容器。詳細は「ます」を参照。 （ショウ）尺貫法の容積の単位。斗の十分の一で合の十倍。約1.8リットル。measuring container, measuring box, measure, box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
  • 升しょう（ます）粒状のものや液体の体積を測るための四角い容器。詳細は「ます」を参照。 （ショウ）尺貫法の容積の単位。斗の十分の一で合の十倍。約1.8リットル。shō
  • 升席ますせきtatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.
  • 升形ますがたsquare (shape), square bearing block (at the top of a pillar), rectangular space between the inner and outer gates of a castle (where troops can gather)
  • 升酒ますざけalcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box, alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box
  • 升組ますぐみsquare framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)
  • 升割ますわりbreak and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)
  • 升級ションジーsheng ji
  • 升売りますうりselling by volume (esp. using a traditional wooden masu box)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
4-4-3
Four Corner
2440.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
0a4.32
Heisig
42
Nelson
160