rise

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 昇 has 8 strokes; 昇る is read のぼる, and 昇進 is read しょうしん.
• Basic usage: 昇る describes the sun, smoke, or something else rising; 昇進 means promotion to a higher position.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Rising and a change in position
  • 朝日が山の向こうから昇った means that the morning sun rose from beyond the mountain. 昇った is the past form of 昇る, which also describes smoke rising into the sky.
  • 課長に昇進する means being promoted to section manager. に marks the new position.