Translation guide
Describes vertical movement, fluctuations, or repeated ascent and descent. The best Japanese expression depends on whether you mean physical climbing/descending, something rising and falling repeatedly, or abstract changes in level.
Moving upward and downward on foot or by vehicle, such as climbing and descending stairs or a slope.
The most common way to say 'going up and down' for stairs, hills, or slopes. It combines 上り (ascent) and 下り (descent).
Going up and down stairs is good exercise.
Going up and down the hill was tough.
Emphasizes the repetitive action of going up and down, often used for physical movement or fluctuating conditions.
I got tired going up and down the mountain path.
Same reading as 上り下り but uses 昇る (climb/ascend) instead of 上る. Slightly more literary or formal, often for climbing something tall.
Proper equipment is necessary for going up and down the mountain.
Describing something that fluctuates, such as stock prices, temperature, or waves.
The standard way to say 'going up and down' for fluctuating values, prices, or levels.
Stock prices are going up and down.
The temperature goes up and down, making it easy to get sick.
A noun meaning 'fluctuation' or 'change'. Often used in formal or technical contexts.
Literally 'up and down', used as a noun or suru-verb for vertical movement or fluctuation.
Referring to vertical transportation or movement inside a structure.
Describing something that moves up and down on a surface, like a boat on waves.
上り下り (のぼりおり) is a noun phrase for the general action of ascending and descending, often used for stairs or slopes. 上がったり下がったり (あがったりさがったり) is a verbal phrase emphasizing repeated fluctuation, more common for prices, temperatures, or continuous movement.
Daily going up and down stairs is good for your health.
The temperature has been going up and down lately.
為替レートの変動が激しい。
Exchange rate fluctuations are intense.
物価の上下が激しい。
Prices go up and down sharply.
Going up and down the stairs is a hassle.
It was a life of many ups and downs.