上る (のぼる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

上る (のぼる) means to go up / to climb / to ascend.

See example sentences below.

上る at a glance

上る

のぼるnoboru

N3verb

to go up / to climb / to ascend

上るのぼるnoboruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to go up / to climb / to ascend

Example 1

階段を上るのは疲れる。

Translation

Climbing stairs is tiring.

Example 2

電車で東京に上る。

Translation

Go up to Tokyo by train.