じょうしょう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. rising; ascending; climbing
Kanji used
above
ascend
Pitch accent
じょ
うしょう
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Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
Examples (34 in total)
The sea level is rising.
The average temperature has gone up.
The rocket went up smoothly.
Gradually the interest rate will increase.
The divorce rate is expected to rise.
The price of oil continues to rise.
The stock price index soared to an all-time high.
Interest rates will rise due to monetary tightening.
The value of the yen has risen greatly.
Land prices are running higher every year.
Temperatures are continuing to increase in Japan.
A balloon is ascending into the sky.
Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.
The cost of operating schools continued to rise.
The cost of living has greatly risen in the past ten years.
The plane climbed to 4,000 feet.
The crime rate is increasing in this country.
The airplane ascended into the clouds.
Prices rose drastically as a result of this policy.
By the end of the century, the earth will have experienced a dramatic increase in temperature.
Our competitive position is weakened by the rising labor cost.
The cost of flying overseas has risen with the cost of fuel.
I wonder if the sea level really will rise when the ice at the North Pole melts.
The East Asian economies were hit hard by energy price increases.
The sudden increase of ultraviolet rays made the researchers believe in the existence of ozone holes.
The index rose 4% from the preceding month.
The yen appreciated 10 percent against the dollar.
Sales went up 13 percent.
As expected, the price of imported goods rose.
The water rose to a level of 10 meters.
The unemployment rate went up to 5% because of the recession.
Oceans are expected to rise by 50 centimeters by the end of the next century.
Today, the temperature rose as high as 30 degrees Celsius.
The train arrived 30 minutes late due to a rise in the temperature of the rails.