Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 上り(のぼり) in Japanese

上り, 登り, 昇り
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
のぼり
Romaji
nobori
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
    Example sentence
    道路そこから急な上りになる The road ascends steeply from that point.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo)
    Example sentence
    ずっとのぼり The road is uphill all the way.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    northward (towards Tokyo)
    Example sentence
    はここからゆるやかな上り The road ascends gently here.

Examples of 上り, 登り, 昇り, のぼり in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

8 strokes

rise up

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: のぼ.る

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

ascend, climb up

On'Yomi: トウ, ト, ドウ, ショウ, チョウ

Kun'Yomi: のぼ.る, あ.がる

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

above, up

On'Yomi: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン

Kun'Yomi: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す

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