這はい上あがる

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

crawl up; creep up; clamber up

Describes physically crawling or clambering upward, often with effort. Used for people, animals, or things that move slowly upward.

赤あかちゃんが階かい段だんを這はい上あがろうとしている。
The baby is trying to crawl up the stairs.
カタツムリが壁かべをゆっくり這はい上あ

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A snail is slowly crawling up the wall.

2

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

rise again; bounce back; overcome adversity

Metaphorical use: to recover from a difficult situation, setback, or low point through persistent effort. Often implies a struggle similar to crawling upward.

彼かれはどん底ぞこから這はい上あがって成せい功こうした。
He crawled up from rock bottom and succeeded.
失しっ敗ぱいしても、また這はい上あがればいい。
Even if you fail, you just have to get back up again.

Written forms

這はい上あがるUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling. The kanji 這 is not a Jōyō kanji, but this form is widely used.
はい上あがるUsage23%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used when the kanji 這 is considered difficult or obscure.
はいあがるUsage10%
這はい上あがる
Variant spelling using 上る instead of 上がる. Less common but still encountered.

Kanji

這crawl, creep, grovel
上above, up

Similar words

這はう
這う means simply 'to crawl' on a surface, while 這い上がる specifically means crawling upward or metaphorically rising from adversity.
立たち直なおる
立ち直る means 'to recover' or 'get back on one's feet' emotionally or financially, but lacks the crawling/struggling nuance of 這い上がる.

Etymology

Compound of 這い (continuative form of 這う 'crawl') + 上がる ('go up, rise'). The metaphorical sense derives from the image of crawling upward from a low position.