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登

Climb
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingトウ、ト
Kun readingのぼ.る

Verbs with «登»

登録する登場する登る登れる

Meanings

  1. climb
  2. ascendRtK
  3. climb up
    彼は冬に富士山に登った最初の人でした。He was the first man to climb Mt. Fuji in winter.tatoeba
    彼は登山家の良い見本だ。He is a fine type of mountain climber.tatoeba
  1. registry
  2. registration

Popular Usage

登る

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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teepee · wigwam · beans · table · one (一) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1838

Compound words

彼は日が暮れてからそこに登場した。
He arrived there after dark.tatoeba
彼は登校する途中でその事故を見た。
He saw the accident on the way to school.tatoeba
徒歩で登ることもできる。
The temple can also be reached by ascending the mountain on foot.wiki
その後正三位・中将に登る。
Later, he rose to Shosanmi and Chujo (Middle Captain).wiki

Real voices: how native speakers say it

These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.

私は毎朝ヨーグルトを食べてから登校します
わたしはまいあさよーぐるとをたべてからとうこうしますEvery morning I eat yogurt before going to school.
いつの間にかメールマガジンが登録されてた
いつのまにかめーるまがじんがとうろくされてたI was subscribed to a mailing list without realizing it
皆が登校していた。
みながとうこうしていた。Everyone was going to school.

Recordings and sentences: Mozilla Common Voice, CC0

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Climb. 癶 (two feet) + 豆 (a stand) — feet going up steps.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 登

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step