Translation guide
To increase rapidly and dramatically, often in price, value, or popularity.
価格が急騰した。
Prices skyrocketed.
彼の人気が急上昇した。
His popularity skyrocketed.
Describing something that shoots up quickly, like prices, stock values, or fame.
Common for prices, stocks, or market values rising sharply. Often used in news and business contexts.
原油価格が急騰した。
Crude oil prices skyrocketed.
General term for a sharp rise in numbers, graphs, or rankings. Slightly broader than 急騰.
急騰 is mainly for financial markets (stocks, commodities). 急上昇 is broader and can be used for popularity, temperature, rankings, etc.
The English 'skyrocket' is a metaphor; Japanese does not use a rocket metaphor for this. Use the verbs above instead.
生活費が急騰している。
The cost of living has skyrocketed.
その製品の需要が一夜にして急上昇した。
Demand for the product skyrocketed overnight.
彼の人気が急上昇している。
His popularity is skyrocketing.
Implies a wild, sometimes excessive surge, often with a negative nuance. Common in financial news.
株価が暴騰した。
Stock prices skyrocketed wildly.
Vivid, slightly casual verb for a sudden jump upward. Used for prices, numbers, or physical things.
物価が跳ね上がった。
Prices skyrocketed.
Idiomatic phrase meaning 'to climb like an eel,' used for things that rise steeply and continuously, like popularity or sales.
売り上げがうなぎ登りになった。
Sales skyrocketed.