登(のぼ)る

のぼる

verb (godan)

to climb, to go up

1. to climb, to go up, to ascend

Used for climbing mountains, hills, stairs, or any upward movement. Takes the particle を to mark what is being climbed, or に for the destination.

山(やま)に登(のぼ)る。

To climb a mountain.

Please go up the stairs.

I want to climb Mt. Fuji.

子供(こども)が木(き)に登(のぼ)っています。

The child is climbing a tree.

Every summer I climb mountains with friends, but this year the weather was bad so I couldn't go.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). No pair verb. Pattern: Xに/を登(のぼ)る (climb X).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action. 登(のぼ)っている = 'is climbing.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

Kanji 登 means 'climb/ascend'. For general upward motion, 上(あ)がる is also used. Opposite: 下(お)りる (go down).

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