This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、ます
Romaji: shō, masu
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: のぼる
Romaji: noboru
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Meanings

measuring box, 1.8 liter

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  2077
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  4-4-3
Korean Reading:  seung
Chinese Reading:  sheng1
Unicode:  5347
JIS:  3E23

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3455
Nelson Index: 160
New Nelson Index: 603
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.32
Four Corner Index: 2440.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1386
Gakken Index: 1575
Japanese Names Index: 113
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2702
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0534
Remembering the kanji Index: 42
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1109
Kodansha Compact Index: 242
Kanji in Context Index: 1915
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2154
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2906
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 41
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 42
Essential Kanji Index: 1816
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4266
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2255
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1031

Words

(ます、マス)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
ます目 (ますめ)
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
一升瓶 (いっしょうびん)
1 sho bottle (1.8 litres)
升形 (ますがた、とがた)
square (shape); square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)
升遷 (しょうせん)
rising up
(しょう)
sho (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres)
一升 (ひとます)
one square on a grid; one cell of a grid
一升 (いっしょう)
unit of old Japanese liquid measurement; 1800 cc
升席 (ますせき)
tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.
升組 (ますぐみ)
square framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)
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