升

shō; measuring box; 1.8 liter

4 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2077.

Readings

• ショウ (on reading): 升 (しょう) shō; 一升瓶 (いっしょうびん) one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
• ます (kun reading): 升 (ます) measuring container; 升席 (ますせき) tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.

Components

• 丿
• 廾
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 十 radical ten
• 廾 radical two hands

Kanji containing 升

• 飛 fly
• 昇 rise up
• 枡 measuring box
• 陞 go up

Words using 升

• 升 (しょう) shō
• 一升瓶 (いっしょうびん) one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
• 一升 (いっしょう) one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
• 一升餅 (いっしょうもち) large mochi (usu. used for ceremonies)
• 地風升 (ちふうしょう) sheng (hexagram 46 of the I Ching: pushing upward)
• 升 (ます) measuring container
• 升席 (ますせき) tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.
• 升形 (ますがた) square (shape)
• 升酒 (ますざけ) alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box
• 升売り (ますうり) selling by volume (esp. using a traditional wooden masu box)
• 升級 (ションジー) sheng ji

13 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists