also: のぼりりゅう
noun
rising dragon; great dash
Refers to a dragon ascending, often used as a metaphor for a powerful surge or a person's rapid rise. The gloss 'great dash' captures the figurative sense of a vigorous upward movement.
See also: 昇り竜 (のぼりりゅう)
彼のキャリアはまさに昇竜の勢いだ。
His career has the momentum of a rising dragon.
昇竜の如く、彼は一気にトップに駆け上がった。
Like a rising dragon, he dashed to the top in one go.
Same meaning but uses the reading のぼりりゅう and the spelling 昇り竜. 昇竜 is the more compact, common form.
Compound of 昇 (rising) and 竜 (dragon). The figurative sense 'great dash' derives from the image of a dragon soaring upward.