# 昇 — Ascend

Frequency rank 1134 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 鏡 (Mirror), less common than 尋 (Inquire).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: のぼ
- Radical: 日 Sun (Kangxi 72)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

The sun on the left uses a slide on the right to ascend into the sky each morning.

In words:

- 昇る のぼる — to arise,to ascend,to go up
- 昇進 しょうしん — promotion
- 上昇 じょうしょう — rising;ascending;climbing

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