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Kanji Detail for 升 - "to measure"
升
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Meaning
升 means "to measure." Also associated with to rise, sho.
Measure - A unit for measuring volume.
Rise - To go up; to ascend.
Sho - A traditional unit of volume.
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Tattoo check: 升
- Verified meaning: to measure
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read のぼる, ます, ますざき, みのる)
- Also carries these associations: to rise, sho
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 升
Given names 升(のぼる)
Surnames 升(ます)
升(ますざき)
升(みのる)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
measuring box; 1.8 liter
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A measure name. Ten 合 equals one 升. There are two types: square and round. | Opposite of 降 (descend). To advance. Such as 升堂入室, meaning progress in learning. See (Analects). Advancement in official rank is also called 升.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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