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漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence

升: measuring box, 1.8 liter

JLPT N14 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

丿 carries the meaning · 廾 is drawn in

4 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 一升いっしょうone shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

ますmasu · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 升ますmeasuring container; measuring box; measure
  • 升目ますめmeasure

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“Reach the finish line! This radical represents the number ten and the profound sense of arrival and completeness it brings.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
丿

Also built on diagonal sweeping stroke (丿)

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廾

Also built on folded hands (廾)

All 11

升 gives its sound to

The family reading is ショウ (shou). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read ショウ

90 kanji share this on'yomiAll 90

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
升 measuring box · 丿
vs井 well · 二
升 has 丿 where 井 has 二.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shēng

Same form: 升 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
升 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
升 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin shēng most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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