騰
leaping up, jumping up, rising, advancing, going
Readings
On'yomi
- トウ
Kun'yomi
- あが.る
- のぼ.る
Meaning
騰 centers on upward motion: leaping, jumping, rising, or advancing. The sense of 'going' is a natural extension of moving forward or upward.
Most common words using 騰
- 高騰こうとう
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
- 沸騰ふっとうN1
boiling; seething
- 急騰きゅうとう
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
- 暴騰ぼうとうN1
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
- 騰落とうらく
rise and fall; fluctuations; ups and downs
- 騰貴とうきN1
rise (in price or value); appreciation; advance
- 反騰はんとう
reactionary price rise
- 騰勢とうせい
upward trend
- 上騰じょうとう
advance; rise; jump
- 人気沸騰にんきふっとう
(enjoying) tumultuous popularity
- 体液沸騰たいえきふっとう
ebullism; formation of gas bubbles in bodily fluids
- 奔騰ほんとう
soar (e.g. in price); jump; boom; sudden ride
- 沸騰水型原子炉ふっとうすいがたげんしろ
boiling-water reactor; BWR
- 沸騰点ふっとうてん
boiling point
- 物価騰貴ぶっかとうき
price rise
- 物価高騰ぶっかこうとう
rise in prices
- 続騰ぞくとう
continued advance (in market price); continued rise
- 話題沸騰わだいふっとう
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
- 議論沸騰ぎろんふっとう
discussion (argument) becoming heated; debate being in a ferment
- 騰訊テンセント
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Study
Etymology
騰 combines 馬 (horse) with a phonetic component that also suggests rising. The idea is a horse leaping or rearing up, giving the sense of jumping or rising.
Meaning mnemonic
A horse (馬) leaps up, rising and advancing. Picture a horse jumping over an obstacle, its body surging upward.
Reading mnemonic
For トウ, imagine a horse leaping over a tall tower (タワー -> トウ). The tower cues the reading while the horse jumps up.