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昇る
noboru
Description
「昇る」は、太陽や月などが空の上のほうへ動くことを表す言葉です。
"昇る" describes the movement of the sun, moon, etc., upward in the sky.
朝、東の空から太陽が昇る様子によく使われます。
It is often used for the sun rising in the eastern sky in the morning.
Meanings
昇るnoboru
to rise (sun, moon, smoke) upward into the sky
東の空から太陽が昇る。
The sun rises from the eastern sky.
昇るnoboru
to rise in rank or position
彼は高い地位に昇った。
He rose to a high position.
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Notes
- Nuance
昇る is for rising skyward (sun, smoke) or rising in status; 登る is for climbing, 上る is general upward movement.
- Etymology
All three verbs share the reading noboru but use different kanji for different upward senses.
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