Word Meaning 上り詰める

のぼりつめる noboritsumeru

上り詰める is read as のぼりつめる (noboritsumeru) and means to be engrossed in.

Meaning

English

  1. to be engrossed in
  2. to be very enthusiastic about
  3. to be infatuated with
  4. to go to the top
  5. to climb to the top
  6. to ascend to the top
  7. to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain)

Reading

Kana

のぼりつめる

Romaji

noboritsumeru

Writing Variants

  • 昇り詰める のぼりつめる noboritsumeru
  • 登り詰める のぼりつめる noboritsumeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 21097 Priority D

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上げる

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上回る

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上せる

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上半身

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上昇

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上陸

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上皮

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上り坂

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(gradual) upturn

上層

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upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys)

上辺

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outward appearance