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    3. 上る

    上る

    上のぼる​

    to ascend

    N4KMT6News #16+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab4 strokes

    登る昇る

    のぼる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to ascend, to go up, to climb
    2.
    to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise
    3.
    to go to (the capital)
    4.
    to be promoted
    5.
    to add up to
    6.
    to advance (in price)
    7.
    to swim up (a river), to sail up
    8.
    to come up (on the agenda)

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    階かい段だんを上のぼる。

    To go up the stairs.

    KMT3Daily Life
    太たい陽ようが東ひがしの空そらに上のぼる。

    The sun rises in the eastern sky.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    毎まい朝あさ、健けん康こうのために近ちかくの山やまに上のぼっています。

    Every morning, I climb a nearby mountain for my health.

    KMT6Daily LifeSports & Martial Arts
    彼かれの努ど力りょくが認みとめられ、ついに役やく職しょくが一ひとつ上あがった。

    His efforts were recognized, and he finally got promoted one rank.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life
    富ふ士じ山さんの頂ちょう上じょうに上のぼるのは、一いっ生しょうに一いち度どの経けい験けんだ。

    Climbing to the summit of Mt. Fuji is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

    KMT7Travel & 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
    る
    ru
    Kana
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