# 升 — sho measure

升 means “sho measure”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes.  Kun'yomi: ます (masu). You'll see it in words such as 升 (masu, “measuring container; measuring box”).

- Meaning: sho measure
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: ます (masu)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 升

Parts: 丿 slash · 廾 two hands

## Words with 升

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 升 | ます (masu) | measuring container; measuring box |

## Don't confuse it with

[千](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/thousand/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[遍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/everywhere/) · [衡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/balance/) · [斗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/big-dipper/) · [尺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shaku-old-foot/) · [甚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/extremely/) · [汎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pan/) · [寡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scant/) · [升](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sho-measure/)

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