Kanji
Readingしょう
Frequency70%
Used in (57 in total)
rising; ascending; climbing
promotion; raising of status
entrance; hatch(way)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
ascending and descending; going up and down
promotion; advancement
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
shoryuken (uppercut move in the Street Fighter series)
promotion; advancement
sea level rise; rise in sea level
rising dragon; great dash
entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court
upward tendency; rising trend
temperature increase; rise in temperature
mercury chloride; corrosive sublimate
take-off (of an aircraft); lift-off (of a spacecraft, rocket, helicopter); blast-off
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant
price increase; prise rise
elevator (aviation)
ascending order
Ascension Day; Feast of the Ascension
promotion; advancement
upturn; increment phase; rise period
solution of corrosive sublimate
promotion; appointment to a more senior position
Assumption (of the body and soul of Mary into heaven)
promotion; appointment to a more senior position
price escalation rate; price increase rate; inflation
Assumption of Mary (August 15); the Assumption
regular (annual) pay raise
rising intonation; rising tone
regular (annual) pay raise
booster (e.g. of current)
anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
longitude of the ascending node
heat of sublimation