How to say "rising" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 上昇じょうしょうsuru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveThe general word for things going up in level or position — prices, temperatures, an aircraft climbing. When 'rising' means literal or figurative upward movement, this is the word you want.
- 新興しんこうno-adjectiveCovers 'rising' in the sense of newly emerged and still growing: a rising nation, industry, or market. It corresponds to 'emergent' or 'burgeoning' rather than to anything physically moving upward.
- 起床きしょうnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe word for rising from one's bed — getting up in the morning. For any other sense of 'rising' it is not what you want; it belongs to talk of sleep and waking.
- 新進しんしんno-adjectiveDescribes an up-and-coming person — a rising young talent in an art, sport, or profession. It characterizes people on the way up, not things that rise.
- 亢進こうしんnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbNot about upward movement: it describes a function or appetite that has become abnormally heightened or exacerbated — the 'rising' of medical and clinical description, not of anything ascending.
Choose by what is rising: 上昇 for prices, temperatures, or aircraft going up; 新興 for newly emerging countries and industries; 起床 for getting out of bed; 新進 for up-and-coming people; 亢進 for abnormally heightened functions.
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