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What is the Kanji for 'Sho' and 'Measuring box'? | 升

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Sho' and 'Measuring box', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Sho' and 'Measuring box' is 升.

    kanji

    升

    Meaning

    Sho, Measuring box

    Reading

    kunyomiます

    masu

    onyomiしょう

    shou

    Parts

    十Ten 廾Twenty

    Radical

    十

    Stroke Count

    4

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    9

    Frequency

    1809

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 升

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    十

    Meaning

    Ten

    radical

    廾

    Meaning

    Twenty

升 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 2 other kanji:

    kanji

    飛

    Meaning

    Fly

    kanji

    昇

    Meaning

    Ascend, Rise up

Kanji Related to 升 Through the Part 十

These 31 kanji contain the part 十 as well.

    kanji

    協

    Meaning

    Cooperate

    kanji

    由

    Meaning

    Reason

    kanji

    計

    Meaning

    Measure, Plan

    kanji

    真

    Meaning

    Truth

    kanji

    率

    Meaning

    Command, Proportion

    kanji

    南

    Meaning

    South

    kanji

    単

    Meaning

    Simple, Single

    kanji

    古

    Meaning

    Old

    kanji

    盾

    Meaning

    Shield

    kanji

    支

    Meaning

    Branch, Support

    kanji

    徳

    Meaning

    Virtue

    kanji

    木

    Meaning

    Tree, Wood

    kanji

    卑

    Meaning

    Mean, Lowly

    kanji

    針

    Meaning

    Needle

    kanji

    土

    Meaning

    Soil

    kanji

    壊

    Meaning

    Demolition, Break down

    kanji

    懐

    Meaning

    Bosom, Pocket

    kanji

    田

    Meaning

    Rice field

    kanji

    準

    Meaning

    Follow, Semi

    kanji

    千

    Meaning

    Thousand

    kanji

    索

    Meaning

    Search, Rope

    kanji

    午

    Meaning

    Noon

    kanji

    卒

    Meaning

    Graduate

    kanji

    汁

    Meaning

    Juice, Soup

    kanji

    聴

    Meaning

    Listen

    kanji

    傘

    Meaning

    Umbrella, Parasol

    kanji

    博

    Meaning

    Extensive, Doctor (phd)

    kanji

    辛

    Meaning

    Hard, Spicy

    kanji

    牛

    Meaning

    Cow

    kanji

    直

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

    kanji

    早

    Meaning

    Early, Fast

Kanji Related to 升 Through the Part 廾

These 8 kanji contain the part 廾 as well.

    kanji

    弊

    Meaning

    Evil, Exhaustion

    kanji

    弄

    Meaning

    Tinker with

    kanji

    葬

    Meaning

    Bury, Burial

    kanji

    算

    Meaning

    Calculate

    kanji

    弁

    Meaning

    Valve, Dialect

    kanji

    鼻

    Meaning

    Nose

    kanji

    戒

    Meaning

    Admonish, Commandment

    kanji

    乗

    Meaning

    Ride

Learn the Kanji 升

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 升 mean?

升 means 'Sho' and 'Measuring box'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.