Word details

上り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 上り.

Dictionary

Entry

上り登り昇りぼりNounFreq #19461
1

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb

Examples
道はここからゆるやかな上りだ。
The road ascends gently here.
2

上り only

up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route

3

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

4

上り only; Noun, used as a prefix

upstream; uphill

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

above, up

3 strokesFrequency 35JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジョウショウシャン

Kun

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.すたてまつ.る

Nanori

あおいあげかきかずかんこうのぼりほつ

ascend, climb up

12 strokesFrequency 566JLPT N2Grade 3

On

トウドウショウチョウ

Kun

のぼ.るあ.がる

Nanori

たかのぼしのぼりのり

rise up

8 strokesFrequency 826JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ショウ

Kun

のぼ.る

Nanori

しゅうのり

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