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Reading and JLPT level

上る, 登る, 昇る, 陞る JLPT 5

Kana Reading

のぼる

Romaji

noboru

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb

Meaning

to ascend; to go up; to climb

Example sentence

富士山に登った後で一首浮かんだ。 After climbing Mt. Fuji, I got the inspiration for a poem.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise

Example sentence

富士山に登るのに丸一晩かかった。 It took all night to climb Mt Fuji.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to go to (the capital)

Example sentence

道は急斜面をジグザグにのぼっていた。 The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to be promoted

Example sentence

山の麓に日が昇るが早いかただ一人山を登り始めた。 The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to add up to

Example sentence

山の麓に日が昇るが早いかただ一人山を登り始めた。 The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to advance (in price)

Example sentence

この山を登ればラボに着きます。 If you climb up this mountain, you'll reach the lab.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to swim up (a river); to sail up

Example sentence

露は太陽が昇ると蒸発した。 The dew evaporated when the sun rose.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to come up (on the agenda)

Example sentence

嵐の日に山に登るのは危険だと思う。 I think it dangerous climbing a mountain on a stormy day.

Examples of 上る, 登る, 昇る, 陞る, のぼる in a sentence

富士山に登った後で一首浮かんだ。

After climbing Mt. Fuji, I got the inspiration for a poem.
富士山に登るのに丸一晩かかった。

It took all night to climb Mt Fuji.
道は急斜面をジグザグにのぼっていた。

The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
山の麓に日が昇るが早いかただ一人山を登り始めた。

The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope.
山の麓に日が昇るが早いかただ一人山を登り始めた。

The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope.
この山を登ればラボに着きます。

If you climb up this mountain, you'll reach the lab.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 上る
Plain Polite: 上ります
Negative: 上らない
Negative Polite: 上りません

Past

Plain: 上った
Plain Polite: 上りました
Negative: 上らなかった
Negative Polite: 上りませんでした

Plain: 上って
Plain Polite: 上りまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 上られる
Plain Polite: 上られます
Negative: 上られない
Negative Polite: 上られません

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Kanji in this word

昇 JLPT 2

8 strokes

rise up

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: のぼ.る

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登 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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上 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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陞

10 strokes

go up, climb

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: のぼ.る

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