上昇|じょうしょうjoushou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiverising; ascending; climbing
    機きは急角度きゅうかくどで上昇じょうしょうし、それから海岸かいがんを離はなれるにつれて水平すいへい飛行ひこうに移うつった。↗
    The plane rose sharply before leveling off as it left the coast.
Conjugation
Dictionary form上昇する(じょうしょうする)
Polite (masu)上昇します(じょうしょうします)
Negative (nai)上昇しない(じょうしょうしない)
polite (masen)上昇しません(じょうしょうしません)
classical zu / nu上昇せず・上昇せぬ(じょうしょうせず・じょうしょうせぬ)
Past (ta)上昇した(じょうしょうした)
polite (mashita)上昇しました(じょうしょうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)上昇しなかった(じょうしょうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)上昇しませんでした(じょうしょうしませんでした)
Te form上昇して(じょうしょうして)
Potential上昇できる(じょうしょうできる)
Passive上昇される(じょうしょうされる)
Causative上昇させる(じょうしょうさせる)
Causative passive上昇させられる(じょうしょうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)上昇すれば(じょうしょうすれば)
tara上昇したら(じょうしょうしたら)
Volitional上昇しよう(じょうしょうしよう)
polite (mashou)上昇しましょう(じょうしょうしましょう)
Imperative上昇しろ(じょうしょうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym上りのぼりNeutralRefers to uphill slopes and upbound trains, as in 「上り坂」「上り電車」; it is about direction along a route.
  • Synonym上がるあがるNeutralAn intransitive verb for position or value going up, as in 「気温が上がる」; common in speech, while 「上昇」 leans written, as in data reports.
  • Synonym上るのぼるNeutralAs 「上る」 it also covers entering a house, entering a school, or coming to an end — senses 「上昇」 does not have.
  • SynonymあがりNeutralA noun for a rise or for earnings, as in 「値上がり」; mostly used within compound words.
  • Synonym高まりたかまりWrittenA written-style noun for a swell or surge of emotion or attention, as in 「機運の高まり」.
  • SynonymアップNeutralWritten 「UP」, it marks an increase or rise, as in 「売上UP」; also means a close-up. Mostly seen in ads and signage.
  • Synonym高まるたかまるNeutralA verb for something surging or intensifying, as in 「人気が高まる」; leans toward abstract rises.
  • Related向上こうじょうNeutralMeans improvement in ability or quality, as in 「品質の向上」; leans toward progress in level, while 「上昇」 leans toward numbers.
  • Related上向くうわむくNeutralA verb for a trend turning upward, as in 「景気が上向く」; leans toward gradual improvement in conditions.
  • Related引き上げひきあげNeutralA noun for raising prices or tax rates, or for salvage and withdrawal; leans toward deliberate, human-made adjustment.
  • Related上げあげNeutralA noun for a price rise or a tuck in clothing; mostly used in compounds, as in 「値上げ」.
  • Antonym下降かこうNeutralThe direct opposite of 「上昇」: a fall or drop, as in 「気温の下降」.
  • Antonym低下ていかNeutralAntonym for a decline in ability or quality, the opposite of 「上昇」.
  • Antonym下落げらくNeutralAntonym for a fall in price, as in 「株価の下落」; the opposite of 「上昇」.

Use 「上昇」 for rises in position, value or temperature, as in 「気温が上昇する」 or 「上昇気流」. In everyday speech say 「上がる」; for improvement in level or quality use 「向上」. The opposites are 「下降」, 「下落」 and 「低下」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 位置いちや程度ていどが上あがること。高たかい所ところへ昇のぼること。
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