うなぎのぼ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
Kanji used
eel
climb
Pitch accent
なぎの
ぼり
Composed of
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
Examples (1 in total)
Recently, the price of crude oil has shot up, and the cost of gasoline is going up.