上のぼり

noun

ascent; climb; ascending path

Refers to the act of going up, an upward slope, or a climbing route. 登り is common for physical climbing.

• この山やまは上のぼりが急きゅうだ。

  The ascent of this mountain is steep.

• 階かい段だんの上のぼりで息いきが切きれた。

  I got out of breath on the climb up the stairs.

noun

up-train; upbound (toward Tokyo)

Only when written 上り

Used for trains or travel heading toward the starting point of a route, especially toward Tokyo. Sense 3 is the adjectival use.

See also: 上り列車

• 上のぼり列れっ車しゃは東とう京きょう行ゆきです。

  The up-train is bound for Tokyo.

• 上のぼりの新しん幹かん線せんに乗のる。

  I take an upbound Shinkansen.

noun, noun, used as a prefix

upstream; uphill

Only when written 上り

Used as a noun or prefix for upward direction in geographical contexts, such as upstream or uphill. Often appears in compounds like 上り勾配 (uphill slope).

See also: 上り勾配 (のぼりこうばい)

• 川かわの上のぼり方ほう面めんを調しらべる。

  Check the upstream direction of the river.

• 上のぼり勾こう配ばいが続つづく道みち。

  A road with a continuous uphill slope.