What does kanji 升 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 升 is measuring box.

How is kanji 升 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 升 are ます; the onyomi readings are ショウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 升?

The main radical for kanji 升 is 十.

What words use kanji 升?

Example words that use kanji 升 include 升, 升割, 升酒, 升席.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

升

Meaning

Kanji 升

measuring box

measuring box, 1.8 liter

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ます
Onyomi 音読み: ショウ
Nanori 名乗り: のぼる

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2077
Strokes: 4
Radical: 十
Components: ノ • 十 • 廾
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 13 common entries

Showing 13 of 16 entries that include this kanji.

升

しょう

shō

升割

ますわり

break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)

升酒

ますざけ

alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box

升席

ますせき

tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.

升組

ますぐみ

square framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)

升売り

ますうり

selling something by the boxful (in a wooden masu box)

ひと升

ひとます

one square on a grid

一升

いっしょう

one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

一升びん

いっしょうびん

one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)

一升餅

いっしょうもち

large mochi (usu. used for ceremonies)

犬升麻

いぬしょうま

Japanese bugbane (Cimicifuga biternata)

晒菜升麻

さらしなしょうま

bugbane (Cimicifuga simplex)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この升でお米を量ります。

I measure rice with this measuring box.

彼は升で日本酒を飲んだ。

He drank sake from a measuring box.

お酒を一升買った。

I bought one sho (1.8 liters) of sake.

木造の升はいい香りがする。

The wooden measuring box has a nice scent.

方眼紙の升を数える。

Count the squares on the graph paper.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 6 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

升岡 Takeo Muraoka