上り・登り・昇り|のぼりnobori[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
   道みちはここからゆるやかな上のぼりだ。↗

   The road ascends gently here.
2. nounup-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route
3. no-adjectiveupbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
4. noun, noun (prefix)upstream; uphill

• Synonym上昇じょうしょうNeutralA rise in position or level, as in 「気温の上昇」; at home in both speech and writing. 「上り」 is mostly about slopes and train direction.
• Synonym上り坂のぼりざかNeutralAn uphill road; also used figuratively for an improving trend, as in 「上り坂の景気」.
• Synonym上り勾配のぼりこうばいWrittenWritten term for an uphill grade, mainly in rail and road contexts; unlike 「上り」, it never refers to a train's direction.
• Related登坂とうはんWrittenFormal term for a vehicle climbing a slope, as in 「登坂車線」; mainly traffic terminology.
• Antonym下りくだりNeutralDownhill, or a train running from the route's start toward its terminus — the opposite of 「上り」; around Tokyo it usually means heading away from Tokyo.

Use 「上り」 for an uphill climb or a train heading toward its route's starting point. For rises in level or figures pick 「上昇」, for an uphill road 「上り坂」; 「下り」 is the opposite direction, toward the route's end.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （登のぼり）登のぼること。
2. （上のぼり）鉄道てつどうなどで終点しゅうてんから起点きてんに向むかう方向ほうこう。また、その列車れっしゃ。
3. 地方ちほうから都とへ向むかうこと。上京じょうきょう。
4. 南みなみから北きたへ向むかうこと。
5. 末端まったんから中心ちゅうしんへ向むかうこと。