8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N2

rise up

Kun'yomi
  • to ascend ②to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun) ③to go to (the capital) ④to be promoted
On'yomi
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • しゅう
  • のり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 71.1%
のぼ 28.9%

Character Breakdown

rise up
ショウ のぼ.る しゅう (8th, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
measuring box, 1.8 liter
ます ショウ のぼる (9th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

sudden rise ②trending (online)
ascension (into heaven) ②death ③rising to heaven
sublimation ②sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.)
ascending air current ②upward trend
rising dragon ②white saddle (Helvella crispa)
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References

Unicode hex code 6607
JIS X 0208 1-30-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2109
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2434
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2415
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3068
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1565
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2139
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 43
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 43
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 841
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 713
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1441
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13794
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1393
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1777
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1909
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 596
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1189
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1280
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 969
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 42
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c4.5
Four corner code 6044.0
De Roo Code 3855