登のぼる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

rise; ascend naturally

Only when written 上る / 昇る

Used of natural upward movement or appearance, such as the sun, moon, smoke, or steam. 昇る is especially common for the sun and moon; 上る is also used for smoke or steam.

• 朝あさ日ひが東ひがしの空そらに昇のぼる。

  The morning sun rises in the eastern sky.

• 鍋なべから湯ゆ気げが上のぼっている。

  Steam is rising from the pot.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

go to the capital

Only when written 上る

Old-fashioned or literary use for going up to the capital or a central city. Modern ordinary Japanese usually says 上京する for going to Tokyo.

• 昔むかし、多おおくの若わか者ものが仕し事ごとを求もとめて都みやこに上のぼった。

  In the past, many young people went to the capital in search of work.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

rise in rank; be promoted

Only when written 昇る

Formal or somewhat literary use for rising to a higher rank, office, or status. In everyday speech, 昇進する is often the more direct word for being promoted.

• 彼かれは若わかくして大だい臣じんの位くらいに昇のぼった。

  He rose to the rank of minister at a young age.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

amount to; add up to; reach a figure

Only when written 上る

Used when a total, amount, number, or damage reaches a stated level. The pattern is often 数量・金額に上る.

• 被ひ害がい額がくは一いち億おく円えんに上のぼると見みられている。

  The damage is estimated to amount to 100 million yen.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

rise in price; advance

Only when written 上る

Used of prices or values rising to a higher level. 上がる is also very common in modern Japanese, but 上る can emphasize reaching or climbing to a certain level.

• 原げん油ゆ価か格かくは一いち時じ、過か去こ最さい高こう水すい準じゅんまで上のぼった。

  Crude oil prices at one point rose to a record-high level.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

go upstream; swim up; sail up

Only when written 上る

Used for moving upstream along a river or current. The route or river is commonly marked with を, as in 川を上る.

• 秋あきになると、鮭さけが川かわを上のぼってくる。

  In autumn, salmon swim up the river.

• 船ふねはゆっくりと川かわを上のぼった。

  The boat slowly sailed up the river.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

come up for discussion; be brought up

Only when written 上る

Used for a matter appearing on an agenda, list, or table for consideration. Common in the pattern 議題に上る.

• その提てい案あんは来らい週しゅうの会かい議ぎで議ぎ題だいに上のぼる予よ定ていだ。

  That proposal is scheduled to come up on the agenda at next week's meeting.