上る (noboru)
上る (のぼる, noboru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to ascend; to go up”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- のぼる
- Romaji
- noboru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to ascend; to go up; to climb · godan verb, intransitive
- to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise · godan verb, intransitive
- to go to (the capital) · godan verb, intransitive
- to add up to · godan verb, intransitive
- to advance (in price) · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 上る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 上る | のぼる noboru |
| Polite (~masu) | 上ります | のぼります noborimasu |
| Negative | 上らない | のぼらない noboranai |
| Polite negative | 上りません | のぼりません noborimasen |
| Past | 上った | のぼった nobotta |
| Polite past | 上りました | のぼりました noborimashita |
| Negative past | 上らなかった | のぼらなかった noboranakatta |
| Te-form | 上って | のぼって nobotte |
| Potential | 上れる | のぼれる noboreru |
| Passive | 上られる | のぼられる noborareru |
| Causative | 上らせる | のぼらせる noboraseru |
| Volitional | 上ろう | のぼろう noborou |
| Imperative | 上れ | のぼれ nobore |
| Conditional (~ba) | 上れば | のぼれば noboreba |
Kanji in 上る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 上る.
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 1352570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.