上る (Noboru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto ascend; to go up; to climb
- godan verb, intransitive verbto ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go to (the capital)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be promoted
- godan verb, intransitive verbto add up to
- godan verb, intransitive verbto advance (in price)
Examples
上へ昇れば昇るほど、それだけ墜落の程度は大きくなる。
The higher you climb, the greater the fall.
塀に登るな。
Don't climb up the wall.
日が昇っていく。
The sun is rising.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).