JLPT N2 · Noun

上り (nobori)

上り (のぼり, nobori) is a Japanese noun meaning “ascent; climbing”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: のぼり
Romaji: nobori
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb · noun
up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route · noun
upbound (esp. toward Tokyo) · noun taking の, noun
upstream; uphill · noun, prefix noun

Example sentences

道はここからゆるやかな上りだ。

The road ascends gently here.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 上り

上

above, upジョウ・ショウ・うえ・-うえ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 上り.

上うえabove上着うわぎcoat上手じょうずskillful上げるあげるto raise屋上おくじょうrooftop以上いじょうnot less than ...上がるあがるto rise申し上げるもうしあげるto say差し上げるさしあげるto lift up召し上がるめしあがるto eat上じょうfrom the standpoint of上かみupper reaches (of a river)上京じょうきょうgoing (up) to the capital上達じょうたつimprovement (e.g. in skill, ability)

Source: JMdict entry 1352510 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.