Word Meaning 上り

のぼり nobori

上り is read as のぼり (nobori) and means upbound (esp. toward Tokyo).

Meaning

English

  1. upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
  2. up-train
  3. train heading toward the starting point of its route
  4. upstream
  5. uphill
  6. ascent
  7. climbing
  8. ascending (path)

Reading

Kana

のぼり

Romaji

nobori

Writing Variants

  • 昇り のぼり nobori
  • 登り のぼり nobori

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 下り Rank 4379 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上り下り

のぼりおり

going up and down

上がり

あがり

after (rain, illness, etc.)

上がったり

あがったり

doomed (business, trade, etc.)

上滑り

うわすべり

sliding along a surface

上がる

あがる

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

上下

じょうげ

first and second volumes

上げ

あげ

rise (e.g. in price)

うえ

surface

かみ

head (of a table)

じょう

with my compliments

上せる

のぼせる

to raise

上々

じょうじょう

the very best

Example Sentences

10

Tom started to climb the ladder.

This is an uphill road.

Where's the up-escalator?

The road rises from there.

The road ascends to the village.

An inbound train will be passing shortly. Please be careful.

Petrol prices are going up and up at the moment.

As was my habit, I was walking on the beach after the rain.

As was my habit, I was walking on the beach after the rain.

I leapt from the ground and flew into the sky - soon, the clouds were beneath me, a white cotton carpet glittering under the setting sun.