Translation guide
The English word 'rise' covers many physical and abstract movements upward. This guide organizes them by meaning, from physical rising to increases, social advancement, and natural phenomena, with natural Japanese expressions for each.
To move from a lower to a higher position, such as standing up, getting out of bed, or an object going up.
General intransitive verb for something rising or going up. Used for objects, temperature, prices, etc.
The temperature rose.
Please raise your hand.
Specifically for a person standing up from a sitting or lying position.
He rose from his chair.
To get up from bed; to wake up and rise.
I rise at 6 every morning.
To climb, ascend, or rise (e.g., sun, stairs, mountain). Often implies a gradual upward movement.
The sun rises.
To become greater in number, size, volume, or degree.
Intransitive; used for prices, temperature, grades, etc.
Prices are rising.
To increase in number or quantity. More common for countable things.
Formal or technical term for rise, often used in news or reports.
Stock prices rose.
To heighten, intensify (feelings, tension, awareness). Intransitive.
To move to a higher rank, position, or status.
The sun, moon, or smoke rising.
To rise up against authority.
To rise in revolt; to stage an uprising. Formal/literary.
The people rose against the tyranny.
上がる is a general 'rise' for many contexts (prices, status, physical elevation). 昇る specifically means to climb or ascend, often used for stairs, mountains, or the sun. Do not use 昇る for abstract increases like prices.
Many Japanese verbs for 'rise' are intransitive (something rises by itself). To say 'raise something', use the transitive counterpart: 上げる (あげる) for 上がる, 増やす (ふやす) for 増える, etc. Be careful not to mix them up.
The population is rising.
期待が高まる。
Expectations rise.
Smoke is rising.
Raise salaries.