Moto 昇: Rise UpKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ショウ
- Kun'yomi
- のぼ(る)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 72 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ショウ)
- 上昇じょうしょうrising; ascending
- 昇進しょうしんpromotion; advancement
- 昇格しょうかくpromotion; raising of status
- 昇給しょうきゅうsalary raise
- 上昇気流じょうしょうきりゅうascending air current; updraft
- 昇任しょうにんpromotion; advancement
- 昇級しょうきゅうpromotion; advancement
- 昇華しょうかsublimation
- 昇降しょうこうascending and descending; going up and down
- モル沸点上昇モルふってんじょうしょうmolar elevation
- 上昇傾向じょうしょうけいこうupward tendency; rising trend
- 上昇志向じょうしょうしこうdesire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
- 上昇期じょうしょうきupturn; increment phase
- 上昇率じょうしょうりつrate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
- 上昇線じょうしょうせんrising curve
- 上昇調じょうしょうちょうrising intonation; rising tone
- 上昇限度じょうしょうげんどceiling (in aviation)
- 定昇ていしょうregular (annual) pay raise
- 定期昇給ていきしょうきゅうregular (annual) pay raise
- 急上昇きゅうじょうしょうsudden rise; steep climb
- 意気昇天いきしょうてんin high spirits
- 旭日昇天きょくじつしょうてんfull of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant
- 昇交点黄経しょうこうてんこうけいlongitude of the ascending node
- 昇叙しょうじょpromotion; advancement
- 昇圧機しょうあつきbooster (e.g. of current)
- 昇天しょうてんascension (into heaven); the Ascension
- 昇天祭しょうてんさいAscension Day; Feast of the Ascension
- 昇格人事しょうかくじんじpromotion; appointment to a more senior position
- 昇段しょうだんpromotion
- 昇殿しょうでんentry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court
- 昇汞しょうこうmercury chloride; corrosive sublimate
- 昇汞水しょうこうすいsolution of corrosive sublimate
- 昇流魚しょうりゅうぎょanadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
- 昇竜しょうりゅうrising dragon; great dash
- 昇竜拳しょうりゅうけんshoryuken; uppercut move in the Street Fighter video game series
- 昇華型プリンタしょうかがたプリンタdye sublimation printer
- 昇華型熱転写方式しょうかがたねつてんしゃほうしきthermal wax transfer
- 昇華熱しょうかねつheat of sublimation
- 昇進人事しょうしんじんじpromotion; appointment to a more senior position
- 昇降口しょうこうぐちentrance; hatch(way)
- 昇降機しょうこうきelevator
- 昇降舵しょうこうだelevator (aviation)
- 昇順しょうじゅんascending order
- 昇順キーしょうじゅんキーascending key
- 昇順整列しょうじゅんせいれつsort (in ascending order)
- 昇龍拳しょうりゅうけんshoryuken; uppercut move in the Street Fighter video game series
- 株価上昇かぶかじょうしょうstock price rise
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 昇るのぼるto ascend; to go up
- うなぎ昇りうなぎのぼりrising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring
- 位が昇るくらいがのぼるto rise in rank
- 差し昇るさしのぼるto rise (e.g. sun, moon)
- 昇りのぼりascent; climbing
- 昇り下りのぼりくだりgoing up and down; ascent and descent
- 昇り口のぼりぐちstarting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
- 昇り坂のぼりざかascent; uphill
- 昇り竜のぼりりゅうrising dragon
- 昇り藤のぼりふじlupine
- 昇り降りのぼりくだりgoing up and down; ascent and descent
- 昇り龍のぼりりゅうrising dragon
Other readings
- 昇藤のぼりふじlupine
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