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    3. 上り

    上り

    上のぼり​

    ascent

    N2KMT5News #10+1CoreTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab5 strokes

    登り昇り

    のぼり

    Noun

    1.
    ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb
    2.
    up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route

    Noun, Particle

    3.
    upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

    Noun, Prefix

    4.
    upstream, uphill

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    東とう京きょうへ行いく上のぼりの電でん車しゃに乗のります。

    I will take the up-train going to Tokyo.

    KMT4Travel & Transportation
    山やまの上のぼりはきつかったが、頂ちょう上じょうからの景けし色きは素す晴ばらしかった。

    The climb up the mountain was tough, but the view from the summit was magnificent.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    週しゅう末まつは、新しん幹かん線せんのの上ぼり列れっ車しゃが大たい変へん混こん雑ざつします。

    On weekends, the up-trains of the Shinkansen get very crowded.

    KMT5Travel & Transportation
    この道どう路ろは急きゅうな上のぼりが続つづくため、運うん転てんには注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようです。

    This road has a continuous steep ascent, so caution is required when driving.

    KMT6Travel & Transportation
    富ふ士じ山さんのの上ぼりルートはいくつかあり、それぞれ難なん易い度どが異ことなります。

    There are several climbing routes for Mt. Fuji, and their difficulty levels vary.

    KMT6Travel & TransportationNature & Environment

    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
    り
    ri
    Kana
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