上(のぼ)り

のぼり
noun
ascent; up-train; climbing
leisuremovement
1. ascent; going up; climbing
The act or state of going upward.
この道(みち)は上(のぼ)りがきつい。
The climb on this road is steep.
上(のぼ)り坂(ざか)で自転車(じてんしゃ)を漕(こ)ぐのは大変(たいへん)だ。
It's hard to pedal a bicycle uphill.
上(のぼ)り坂(ざか) = uphill slope
この上(のぼ)りは距離(きょり)が長(なが)くて疲(つか)れる。
This uphill stretch is long and tiring.
2. up-train; inbound train
A train heading toward a major city (especially Tokyo).
上(のぼ)りの電車(でんしゃ)は混(こ)んでいる。
The inbound train is crowded.
上(のぼ)りと下(くだ)りでは所要(しょよう)時間(じかん)が違(ちが)う。
The time needed differs between going up and coming down.
上(のぼ)りの新幹線(しんかんせん)は朝(あさ)が混(こ)む。
The inbound Shinkansen is crowded in the morning.

上(のぼ)り is the noun form derived from the verb 上(のぼ)る (to climb, to go up).

Train terminology

In Japanese railway, 上(のぼ)り and 下(くだ)り indicate direction relative to major cities:

  • 上(のぼ)り: toward Tokyo (or the major terminus)
  • 下(くだ)り: away from Tokyo (or the major terminus)

Compounds

Similar words

下(くだ)り (descent; down-train)

Related Words

Antonym: 下(くだ)り (descent; down-train)
Related: 上(のぼ)る (verb: to climb)
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Added 2026.1.13 16:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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