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昇 = 升 + 日

昇 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rise up”. It is built from 升 (measuring box) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 43.

Keyword
rise up
RTK frame
43
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のぼ.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
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Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
昇 rise

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 升 measuring box
  2. 日 day

How to find 昇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “measuring box” + “day”. 昇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 昇 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.