上り

Meaning

1. n
   ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
2. n
   up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route
3. adj-non
   upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
4. nn-pref
   upstream; uphill

Example sentences

• 道路はそこから急な上りになる。

  The road ascends steeply from that point.

• 道はここからゆるやかな上りだ。

  The road ascends gently here.

• 頂上までの登りに６時間かかった。

  The climb to the summit took six hours.