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上がり

あがり

rise; ascent; slope; finish; result of finishing; proceeds; yield; (suffix) ex-; former

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Examples

  1. 色の上がりがよい。

    いろのあがりがよい。

    The colour has come out well.

  2. この坂は上がりがきつい。

    このさかはあがりがきつい。

    This slope is a steep climb.

  3. 雨上がりの空に虹がかかっていた。

    あめあがりのそらににじがかかっていた。

    A rainbow hung in the sky after the rain.

  4. 彼は役人上がりだけあって、書類の作り方がうまい。

    かれはやくにんあがりだけあって、しょるいのつくりかたがうまい。

    As a former civil servant, he is very good at drawing up documents.

Common patterns

雨上がり
just after the rain
仕上がりがいい
to come out well; a good finish
値上がり
a price rise

Memory tip

This is the noun of 上がる, and its sense comes from the compound it sits in: going up (値上がり), having just ended (雨上がり, 病み上がり), how something turned out (仕上がり), or a person's former career (サラリーマン上がり). In a sushi shop 上がり also means green tea.

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