Word details

北上

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

Dictionary

Entry

北上くじょうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #19564
1

going north

Examples
台風11号は、毎時20キロメートルの速さで北上中です。
Typhoon No.11 is moving up north at twenty kilometers per hour.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

north

5 strokesFrequency 153JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ホク

Kun

きた

Nanori

きらほうほっほつ

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

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