Japanese

のぼる
Meaning: to amount to; to reach; to climb
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 上る 上らない
Polite 上ります 上りません
Past 上った 上らなかった
Polite + Past 上りました 上りませんでした
Te-form 上って 上らなくて
Potential 上れる 上れない
Passive 上られる 上られない
Causative 上らせる 上らせない
Causative + Passive 上らされる 上らされない
Imperative 上れ 上るな

Handwriting

上
る

Example sentences

The damage from the typhoon amounted to 100 million yen.
重い荷物を持って階段を上る
Carrying heavy luggage up the stairs.
この坂を上ると公園に着きます。
If you go up this slope, you'll reach a park.
階段を一段ずつゆっくり上った。
I slowly climbed the stairs one step at a time.
彼の噂はすぐに人々の口の端に上った
His rumors soon became a topic of conversation among the people.
階段を上っていたら、足の付け根が痛くなった。
While climbing the stairs, the base of my leg (hip joint area) started to hurt.
階段を上っただけで、激しい動悸がした。
I had intense palpitations just from climbing the stairs.
階段を上っただけで息切れがした。
I got out of breath just by going up the stairs.

Usage Notes

In this context, it describes a quantity reaching a significant level.

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