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    3. 上り詰める

    上り詰める

    上のぼり​詰つめ​る​

    to go to the top

    KMT10News #36+1Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    登り詰める昇り詰める登りつめる上りつめる昇りつめるのぼり詰める

    のぼりつめる

    Verb, Intransitive

    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)
    2.
    to be engrossed in, to be very enthusiastic about, to be infatuated with

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    彼かれは山やまの頂ちょう上じょうまで上のぼり詰つめた。

    He climbed to the summit of the mountain.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは努ど力りょくの末すえ、会かい社しゃのトップに上のぼり詰つめた。

    After much effort, she rose to the top of the company.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life
    そのピアニストは、若わかくして世せ界かいの舞ぶ台たいに上のぼり詰つめた。

    The pianist, at a young age, ascended to the world stage.

    KMT10Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    彼かれは日ひ々びの練れん習しゅうを重かさね、ついにその道みちの達たつ人じんに上へのぼり詰つめた。

    He continued his daily practice and finally reached the pinnacle of his craft.

    KMT10Daily LifeEducation
    長なが年ねんの夢ゆめだった宇う宙ちゅう飛ひ行こう士しの座ざに、彼かれはついに上のぼり詰つめた。

    He finally reached his long-cherished dream of becoming an astronaut.

    KMT10Science & MathDaily Life

    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
    詰
    つ.める・つ.め・-づ.め・つ.まる・つ.む…(4)
    packed・close・pressed・reprove・rebuke…(1)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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