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rise, increase, ascent
An upward movement or increase in level, value, or quantity. Used for temperature, prices, altitude, and other measurable quantities.
気温が上昇した。
The temperature rose.
株価が急に上昇している。
Stock prices are rising sharply.
飛行機が雲の上まで上昇すると、窓の外は真っ青だった。
When the airplane ascended above the clouds, it was completely blue outside the window.
上昇 describes upward movement or increase, used for both physical ascent and abstract increases.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 気温が上昇する (temperature rises)
- 株価が上昇する (stock prices rise)
- 物価の上昇 (price increase)
- 上昇気流 (updraft, rising air current)
- 急上昇 (sharp rise)
CONTRAST WITH SIMILAR WORDS:
- 上昇: neutral, factual — used in news and data
- 上がる: everyday language for going up
- 増加: specifically about quantity increasing