のぼる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
I wonder how far it will go up.
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise
Smoke is still rising from the wreckage of the building.
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)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to march on the capital
to march on the capital
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
to rise (e.g. sun, moon)
to be gossiped about
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
to mount the platform
to start on a journey; to go on a military expedition
to rise in rank
third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
Examples (95 in total)
Don't climb the wall.
Keep climbing.
Can you climb the tree?