昇る (のぼる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

昇る (のぼる) means to rise / to go up / to ascend.

See example sentences below.

昇る at a glance

昇る

のぼるnoboru

N3verb

to rise / to go up / to ascend

昇るのぼるnoboruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to rise / to go up / to ascend

Example 1

太陽が東から昇る。

Translation

The sun rises from the east.

Example 2

山の頂上に昇るのはたいへんだ。

Translation

Climbing to the mountain summit is hard.