Kanji

ascend, climb up

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

癶部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ, ト, ドウ, ショウ, チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のぼる, あがる

Nanori (Name Reading)

たか, ちか, とみ, とも, なり, なる, のぼる, のり, み, みのる

Common Readings

ト, トウ, のぼ…る

Example sentences

登場 とうじょう
主人公が舞台に登場した。

The protagonist appeared on stage.

美少女 びしょうじょ
そのアニメにはたくさんの美少女が登場する

Many beautiful girls appear in that anime.

登る のぼる
週末に友達と高い山に登った。

I climbed a high mountain with my friend on the weekend.

ことがある ことがある
一度だけ、富士山に登ったことがあります。

I have climbed Mt. Fuji once.

登録 とうろく
新しいサイトに会員登録をした。

I registered as a member on a new site.

アカウント アカウント
新しいアカウントを登録しました。

I registered a new account.

登校 とうこう
毎朝、子供たちが元気に登校する姿が見られる。

Every morning, children can be seen going to school energetically.

登場人物 とうじょうじんぶつ
この小説には魅力的な登場人物が数多く描かれています。

Many attractive characters are depicted in this novel.

描き出す えがきだす
この小説は、登場人物の心理を巧みに描き出している。

This novel skillfully portrays the psychology of its characters.

よじ登る よじのぼる
彼は急な崖を必死によじ登った。

He desperately scrambled up the steep cliff.

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