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    3. のし上がる

    のし上がる

    の​し​上あが​る​

    to rise (to a high position)

    NTVerb, IntransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab11 strokes

    伸し上がる伸し上る

    のしあがる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to rise (to a high position), to work one's way up, to push one's way up, to be promoted

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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