Onyomi: ショウ, チョウ, ト, トウ, ドウ · Kunyomi: あ.がる, のぼ.る · Meanings: ascend, climb up
Kanji for ascend, climb up
Fast lookup with examples and clean stroke-order visualization.
Experience 登 in 3D! View the complete 3D Kanji model to understand its shape and stroke depth from every angle. Click the button below to see 登 in 3D and explore how each stroke forms this character.
Please support us by sharing!
登 is built from 癶, which represents feet moving upward, and 豆, which originally showed a tall vessel or raised platform. Together, they create the image of stepping upward onto something higher. This upward movement came to express climbing, ascending, or reaching a higher level. From this idea, 登 developed meanings such as to climb, rise, or achieve.
登 shows feet stepping upward onto a raised platform, meaning to climb or rise.
Imagine your feet stepping higher and higher until you reach the top. That upward climb is 登.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 登山 | とざん | mountain climbing, mountaineering, ascent of a mountain | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 上る | のぼる | to ascend, to go up, to climb | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 上り | のぼり | ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 登場 | とうじょう | entrance (on the stage), appearance (in a book, film, etc.) | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 登校 | とうこう | attendance (at school), going to school | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 登録 | とうろく | registration, accession, register, entry, record, subscription | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 登頂 | とうちょう | climbing to the summit, summiting | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 登記 | とうき | registry, registration | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 登場人物 | とうじょうじんぶつ | character (in a play, novel, film, etc.), dramatis personae | common Noun |
| 上り坂 | のぼりざか | ascent, uphill, upward slope | Noun |
| 上り下り | のぼりくだり | going up and down, ascent and descent, climb and descent | Noun, Suru verb |
| 上り詰める | のぼりつめる | to go to the top, to climb to the top, to ascend to the top, to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain) | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 登山道 | とざんどう | mountain trail, path up a mountain | Noun |
| 登山家 | とざんか | mountain climber, mountaineer | Noun |
| 登山者 | とざんしゃ | mountain climber, mountaineer | Noun |