# 昇 ascend

日 (sun, day) + (hell)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

SHOU |

## Mnemonic

| Q: Why is the sun hot, Daddy? A: Well, Jimmy, I'll SHOW you. See when the sun ascends from the horizon, it is coming directly out of hell!.

## Kunyomi

( が or に ) のぼ＊る | ascend. (Planets, moons. People that go to heaven). Also people who take an elevator. Unlike the related word 登る, 昇る implies that there is no effort on the part of the ascending person or thing. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

昇格(しょうかく) | promotion at work ★☆☆☆☆ 昇 (ascend) + 格 (character, aspect) = 昇格 (promotion at work)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
昇 | ascend | SUN | 日
弁 | dialect | MOOCOW | ム
卑 | despicable | VILLAIN |

The SUN ascends every DAY,

but the MOOCOW'S dialect is hard to say.

the VILLAIN is , of course, despicable.

## Synonyms

climb 上る 登る 昇る