上る（のぼる）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to go up
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 上ります | のぼります |
| te-form | 上って | のぼって |
| ta-form (past) | 上った | のぼった |
| nai-form (negative) | 上らない | のぼらない |
| potential form | 上れる | のぼれる |
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Example sentences
- 階段を上って二階の教室へ行く。 — I go up the stairs to the classroom on the second floor.
- 朝、太陽が東の空から上る。 — In the morning, the sun rises from the eastern sky.
Idioms & proverbs containing “上る”
- 馬鹿と煙は高い所へ上る (ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる) — fools fall easily for flattery; fools and smoke rise to great heights
Antonyms
- 下がる (さがる) — to fall / go down
Related words
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