Kanji

measuring box, 1.8 liter

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

十部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ます

Nanori (Name Reading)

たか, のぼる, のり, ます, みのる, ゆき

Common Readings

ショウ, ます

Example sentences

一升瓶 いっしょうびん
お祝いの席に日本酒の一升瓶を持参した

I brought a 1.8-liter bottle of sake to the celebration.

一升 いっしょう
祝いの席のために、日本酒を一升買った。

I bought one sho of sake for the celebration.

升目 ますめ
原稿用紙の升目を埋める

Fill in the squares of the manuscript paper.

Example Vocabulary

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