Convert US cups to Shō (升)
East Asia · East Asian Volume · active · modern
Conventional value The unit is customary but its modern value is settled and widely cited; the arithmetic itself is exact.
1 US cup = 0.131146 Shō (升)
Shō (升) = US cups × 0.13114647
Convert any amount
US cups to Shō (升) table
| US cups | Shō (升) |
|---|---|
| 0.25 US cups | 0.0327866 Shō (升) |
| 0.5 US cups | 0.0655732 Shō (升) |
| 1 US cup | 0.131146 Shō (升) |
| 2 US cups | 0.262293 Shō (升) |
| 3 US cups | 0.393439 Shō (升) |
| 4 US cups | 0.524586 Shō (升) |
| 5 US cups | 0.655732 Shō (升) |
| 10 US cups | 1.31146 Shō (升) |
| 20 US cups | 2.62293 Shō (升) |
| 25 US cups | 3.27866 Shō (升) |
| 50 US cups | 6.55732 Shō (升) |
| 100 US cups | 13.1146 Shō (升) |
About the Shō (升)
Japanese volume. 1 Shō = 10 Gō ≈ 1.8 liters.
- Symbol
- 升
- Value in SI
- 1 Shō (升) = 1.804 litre
- Typical use
- cooking, trade
- Source
- UnitConvertLab measurement atlas
Every atlas conversion routes through the SI litre. See our methodology and data provenance pages for how these values are sourced and verified.
Related units and variant risk
Other east asian volume units in the East Asia family, least settled first. If your figure came from a land record, invoice or historical document rather than a calculator, check these before assuming a single standard.
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Frequently asked
How many Shō (升) are in a US cup?
1 US cup = 0.131146 Shō (升). Multiply the number of US cups by 0.13114647 to get Shō (升).
What is Shō (升) used for?
Japanese volume. 1 Shō = 10 Gō ≈ 1.8 liters. It is classified as active and dates from the modern period.
Is the Shō (升) value exact?
Yes for practical purposes. UnitConvertLab converts every atlas unit through the SI litre, so the arithmetic itself introduces no rounding beyond the digits shown.
How reliable is this Shō (升) conversion?
Conventional value — The unit is customary but its modern value is settled and widely cited; the arithmetic itself is exact. Source: UnitConvertLab measurement atlas.
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UnitConvertLab. (2026). Convert US cups to Shō (升). UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/us-cup-to-sho
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