Kanji

昇

rise up

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

日部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のぼる

Nanori (Name Reading)

かみ, すすむ, のぼり, のぼる, のり

Common Readings

ショウ, のぼ…る

Example sentences

上昇 じょうしょう
気温 急激 上昇した

The temperature rose sharply.

つれる つれる
物価 上昇 つれて 生活費 高く なった

As prices rose, the cost of living also became higher.

昇る のぼる
太陽 から 昇って きた

The sun rose from the eastern sky.

ひがし
太陽 から 昇ります

The sun rises in the east.

昇格 しょうかく
課長 昇格 した ばかり

He has just been promoted to section manager.

一軍 いちぐん
ついに 努力 報われ 一軍 昇格 決まった

His efforts finally paid off, and his promotion to the first team was decided.

昇進 しょうしん
部長 昇進 した

He was promoted to department manager.

乾杯 かんぱい
昇進 祝して みんな 乾杯 した

We all toasted to celebrate his promotion.

急上昇 きゅうじょうしょう
株価 急上昇 した

Stock prices rapidly rose.

立ち昇る たちのぼる
立ち昇る

Smoke is rising into the sky.

Example Vocabulary

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