Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 升 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (昇)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
昇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
昇
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
昇
Regular
Modern
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
昇 かつざき
Katsuzaki unclassified name
昇 しゅん
Shun given name
昇 しょう
Shou given name
昇 しょうさく
Shousaku unclassified name
昇 しょうし
Shoushi given name
昇 しょうしょう
Shoushou given name
昇 しょうじ
Shouji unclassified name
昇 すすむ
Susumu female given name
昇 のぼり
Nobori surname
昇 のぼる
Noboru surnamegiven name
昇 ひたく
Hitaku given name
昇 まい
Mai female given name
昇 ものぼる
Monoboru unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (13)
上升 [shàngshēng] #4,375
to rise
提升 [tíshēng] #5,002
to promote
升高 [shēnggāo] #10,151
to raise
升值 [shēngzhí] #24,803
to rise in value
升空 [shēngkōng] #12,459
to rise to the sky
升降 [shēngjiàng] #21,495
rising and falling
冉冉上升 [rǎnrǎnshàngshēng]
to ascend slowly
抑扬升降性 [yìyángshēngjiàngxìng]
property of rising and lowering
升调 [shēngdiào] #43,333
rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)
毕升 [BìShēng] #61,776
Bi Sheng (990-1051), inventor of movable type
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JAPANESE WORDS (86)
⭐ 上がる [あがる] #628
to rise
⭐ 上る [のぼる] #2,437
to ascend
⭐ 上昇 [じょうしょう] #4,158
rising
立ち上る [たちのぼる] #7,093
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.)
よじ登る [よじのぼる] #13,058
to climb
⭐ 昇格 [しょうかく] #14,133
promotion
⭐ 昇進 [しょうしん] #15,155
promotion
昇華 [しょうか] #16,230
sublimation
昇降口 [しょうこうぐち] #17,778
entrance
上り詰める [のぼりつめる] #18,673
to go to the top
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