N2415/1725

上のぼり

nounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)noun (prefix)

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のぼり

Meanings

ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb
up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route
upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
upstream, uphill

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Example sentences

この坂さかは上のぼりがきつくて、自転車じてんしゃでは無理むりだ。

The ascent on this slope is so steep that it's impossible by bicycle.

上のぼり電車でんしゃは混雑こんざつしているので、少すこし待まった方ほうがいい。

Since the up-train is crowded, it would be better to wait a little.

上のぼりのホームは3番線さんばんせんです。

The platform for the upbound train is track number 3.

川かわの上のぼり方向ほうこうに進すすむと、源流げんりゅうに近ちかづける。

If you proceed upstream, you can get closer to the headwaters.

登山とざんの上のぼりでは体力たいりょくを温存おんぞんするためにゆっくりしたペースを保たもつことが重要じゅうようだ。

During the climbing ascent of a mountain hike, it is important to maintain a slow pace in order to conserve physical strength.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)