のぼ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise
usu. 昇る
3. to go to (the capital)
4. to be promoted
5. to add up to
6. to advance (in price)
7. to swim up (a river); to sail up
8. to come up (on the agenda)
Pitch accent
ぼる
Top 5900
Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to march on the capital
to march on the capital
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
to rise (e.g. sun, moon)
to be gossiped about
to go up the stairs
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
to mount the platform
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
to start on a journey; to go on a military expedition
to rise in rank
third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
Examples (88 in total)
Don't climb the wall.
Keep climbing.
Can you climb the tree?