How to say 'Climb' in Japanese | 登る

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The Japanese word for Climb is 'Noboru', written as 登る in Japanese.'Climb' in hiragana is のぼる.

word

登る

Meaning

Climb

Reading

のぼる

noboru

Kanji

登Ascend

Explanation

The Japanese verb '登る (のぼる)' means 'to climb'. It is used to describe the action of ascending or moving upward, such as climbing a mountain, stairs, or a ladder. This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe rising in status or rank. For example: I climbed the mountain「山に登った」(やまにのぼった). He climbed the stairs quickly「彼は階段を速く登った」(かれはかいだんをはやくのぼった). The sun climbed above the horizon「太陽が地平線の上に登った」(たいようがちへいせんのうえにのぼった). Note that '登る' is often used for physical climbing, while other verbs like '上がる (あがる)' may be used for more general upward movement.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2440

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 登る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

登

Meaning

Ascend

Hiragana in the Word 登る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 登る Through the Kanji 登

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 登 as well.

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登記

Meaning

Registration

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登場

Meaning

Appearance

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登録

Meaning

Registration

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登山

Meaning

Mountain climbing

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登校

Meaning

School attendance

word

山登り

Meaning

Mountain climbing

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'Noboru' means 'Climb' .

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