rise
N1- Onyomi
- ショウ
- Kunyomi
- のぼ(る)
- Stroke count
- 8
- JLPT
- N1
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 昇 down and you get 日 (sun / day) — the sun framed by four strokes, marking one day. Picture the sun glowing with a warm halo at dusk, put 昇 inside it, and let that scene stand for "rise" — rise. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 8
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は8画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 8 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
上昇
joushou
rise
昇華
shouka
sublimation
昇格
shoukaku
upgrade
昇進
shoushin
promotion (rank)
昇格した
shoukakushita
plain past: did upgrade
昇華した
shoukashita
plain past: did sublimation
Example sentences (6)
気温が上昇しています。
きおん が じょうしょう しています。
kion ga joushou shiteimasu.
The temperature is rising.
物価の上昇に伴って、生活の見直しを迫られています。
ぶっか の じょうしょう に ともなって、せいかつ の みなおし を せまられています。
bukka no joushou ni tomonatte, seikatsu no minaoshi o semarareteimasu.
With prices rising, we are being pressed to rethink how we live.
悔しさを努力に昇華させました。
くやしさ を どりょく に しょうか させました。
kuyashisa o doryoku ni shouka sasemashita.
He sublimated his frustration into effort.
悔しさをそのまま抱えるのではなく、努力に昇華させたいです。
くやしさ を そのまま かかえる の で は なく、どりょく に しょうか させたい です。
kuyashisa o sonomama kakaeru no de wa naku, doryoku ni shouka sasetai desu.
Rather than just holding on to the frustration, I want to channel it into effort.
課長に昇進しました。
かちょう に しょうしん しました。
kachou ni shoushin shimashita.
I was promoted to section chief.
昇進するにつれて、任される責任も大きくなりました。
しょうしん する に つれて、まかされる せきにん も おおきく なりました。
shoushin suru ni tsurete, makasareru sekinin mo ookiku narimashita.
As I was promoted, the responsibilities entrusted to me grew as well.