昇
昇

rise up

8 strokesFrequency 826JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ショウ

Kun

のぼ.る

Nanori

しゅうのり

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

rise up

Constituents

丶drop
十needle
十ten
千thousand
升measuring box
日day
日sun

Mnemonic Stories

We measure the sun to decide when we should rise up from bed.

Dictionary

Common Words

上る登る昇るのぼるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2437
1

上る／登る only

to ascend; to go up; to climb

Examples
あなたは、上れませんよ。
You cannot climb!
2

上る／昇る only

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

Examples
そのとき太陽がのぼるところだった。
The sun was coming up then.
3

上る only

to go to (the capital)

4

昇る only

to be promoted

5

上る only

to add up to

Examples
損失は１００万ドル以上にのぼる。
The loss adds up to more than one million dollars.
6

上る only

to advance (in price)

7

上る only

to swim up (a river); to sail up

Examples
彼らは川を舟をこいで上った。
They rowed up the river.
8

上る only

to come up (on the agenda)

Examples
議題に上っている項目の議論を続けましょう。
Let's proceed with the items on the agenda.
上昇じょうしょうNoun～の Adj.Intransitive～する VerbFreq #4158
1

rising; ascending; climbing

Examples
機は急角度で上昇し、それから海岸を離れるにつれて水平飛行に移った。
The plane rose sharply before leveling off as it left the coast.
立ち上る立ち昇るたちのぼるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #7093
1

to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up

Examples
彼は立ち上るように言われ、ゆっくりとそうした。
He was told to stand up, and he did so slowly.
よじ登るよじのぼる攀じ登る攀じ上るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #13058
1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

Examples
私は鳩たちがその箱の上によじ登ったご褒美に餌を与えた。
I rewarded my pigeons with food for climbing onto the box.
昇格しょうかくNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #14133
1

promotion; raising of status

Examples
ただの男友達っていう立場から彼氏に昇格させてくれるかい？
How about giving me a promotion from just-a-friend to boyfriend?
昇進しょうしん陞進しょうじんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #15155
1

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

Examples
彼は課長に昇進した。
He was promoted to section chief.
昇華しょうかNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #16230
1

Chemistry

sublimation

Examples
物質が直接固体から気体に変わる過程を昇華という。
The process by which substances are turned directly from a solid state into a gas is called sublimation.
2

Psychology

sublimation (of an impulse)

3

Transitive verb

sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

昇降口しょうこうぐちNounFreq #17778
1

entrance; hatch(way)

上り詰める登り詰める昇り詰めるのぼりつめるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #18673
1

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain)

Examples
彼はその会社でたたき上げで最高の地位まで登りつめた。
He rose through the ranks to the top position at the company where he started his career.
2

to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

急上昇きゅうじょうしょうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #19065
1

sudden rise; steep climb

Examples
彼女は人気が急上昇の歌手だ。
She is a singer whose reputation is growing fast.
2

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