Illustration: A steep pedestrian lane climbs between homes on a Japanese hillside, its lower end clearly visible behind a family walking upward. The sustained slope dominates the scene, with retaining walls and closely spaced steps revealing the gain in height.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

上のぼり

nobori

ascent, uphill climb

Example sentences

道みちはここからゆるやかな上のぼりだ。
The road ascends gently here.
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道みちはずっとのぼりだ。
The road is uphill all the way.
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頂上ちょうじょうまでの登のぼりに６時間じかんかかった。
The climb to the summit took six hours.
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Kanji in 上

上above; upOnジョウ・ショウ・シャンKunうえ・うわ-・のぼる

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