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向上
Meaning in Englishrise, improvement, progress
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What it means
向上 means improvement or advancement; it refers to the ongoing process or result of becoming better in quality, capability, or status, often in contrast with decline.
Main meanings
- improvement in quality or standard
- advancement or progress in a field, skill, or activity
- a rise in performance metrics or living standards
How to use it
Used across formal and semi-formal contexts to describe positive change in quality, ability, or situation; commonly paired with 向上する to form a verb, and in phrases like 技術の向上, 学力の向上, 生活水準の向上.
Variants and close terms
- 改善 (kaizen) — improvement
- 進歩 (shinpo) — progress
- 発展 (hatten) — development
- 上昇 (joushou) — rise
- 低下 (teika) — decline
- 落下 (rakka) — fall
Composition
- 向: toward, facing; direction
- 上: up, above; ascent
- Combined: a movement toward the higher position or quality, yielding the sense of improvement or upward progression
Word class
noun (名詞); suru-verb (suru verb) with 向上する
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Related words by kanji and components
N4
向かう
mukau
head toward, face
N4
上がる
agaru
to rise, to go up
N4
屋上
okujou
rooftop, roof terrace
N4
申し上げる
moushiageru
say humbly, tell respectfully
N5
机の上
tsukue no ue
on the desk
N5
上手
jouzu
skillful / good at
N5
上手になりました
jouzu ni narimashita
became good at
N5
上
ue
on / above
N5
上がります
agarimasu
go up, rise
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