登
Ascend
Meanings
Ascend, Climb Up
On'yomi
とう、 と、 どう、 しょう、 ちょう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
のぼ.る、 あ.がる
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
登 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
登 (Ascend) is taught on WaniKani at level 12 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #566 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.
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