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JLPT N36画 · 6 strokesradical

rise, ascend

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • のぼ.る
  • のぼ.せる

Meanings across languages

English
rise, ascend
Tiếng Việt
tăng lên, thăng tiến
日本語
昇る, 昇進

Common compounds

  • 昇進しょうしんpromotion
  • 昇るのぼるto rise, to ascend
  • 昇降しょうこうup and down, rise and fall

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