登
登 — Ascend
ascend, climb up
On’yomiトウ (tou)
On’yomiト (to)
On’yomiドウ (dou)
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiのぼる (noboru)
Kun’yomiあがる (agaru)
Stroke order (12 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 登
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登録 | とうろく touroku | registration; accession; register |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene) |
| 登校 | とうこう toukou | attendance (at school); going to school |
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 登板 | とうばん touban | taking the mound; pitching a game |
| 登記 | とうき touki | registry; registration |
Study notes
登 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #566 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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