升
升 — Measuring box
measuring box, 1.8 liter
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiます (masu)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 升
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 升 | ます masu | measuring container; measuring box; measure |
Study notes
升 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2077 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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