上り (Nobori) is a Japanese noun meaning “ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb”.
Meanings
- nounascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
- nounup-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route
- adjectival noun, nounupbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
- noun, noun prefixupstream; uphill
Examples
道はずっとのぼりだ。
The road is uphill all the way.
道路はそこから急な上りになる。
The road ascends steeply from that point.
道はここからゆるやかな上りだ。
The road ascends gently here.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).