上る
のぼる
to go up, to ascend, to climb (stairs, a slope, a river); to come to (a total)
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Examples
階段を上って、三階まで行きます。
かいだんをのぼって、さんがいまでいきます。
Go up the stairs to the third floor.
坂を上ると、海が見えます。
さかをのぼると、うみがみえます。
When you go up the slope, you can see the sea.
船で川を上りました。
ふねでかわをのぼりました。
We went up the river by boat.
Common patterns
- 階段を上る
- to go up the stairs
- 坂を上る
- to go up a slope
- 川を上る
- to go up a river
Often confused with
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上る(のぼる) is following a path upward — stairs, a slope, a river. 上がる(あがる) is ending up at a higher level or position (値段が上がる, 家に上がる), and 登る is climbing a mountain or a tree. This entry used to carry 上がる data by mistake.
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