godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Rare or archaic verb meaning 'to rise' or 'to go up'. In modern Japanese, 上がる (あがる) is the standard word. This form may appear in older texts or as a stylistic variant.
古い文献には「煙が経上がる」という表現が見られる。
In old documents, the expression 'smoke rises' can be found.
Rare kanji spelling; the word is almost always written in kana. The kanji 経 is used here for its meaning 'pass through' or 'elapse', but this spelling is not common.
Standard kana spelling; this is the usual written form.
Standard modern verb for 'to rise' or 'to go up'. 経上がる is a rare or archaic variant with the same meaning.
Compound of 経 (へ, 'pass through') and 上がる (あがる, 'rise'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji spelling suggests a nuance of rising through or along something, but the word is now rare.