Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “上り詰める”

上り詰める

のぼりつめる

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain)

Example sentence

He rose through the ranks to the top position at the company where he started his career.

Kanji details

上

On: じょう;しょう;しゃん
Kun: うえ;-うえ;うわ-;かみ;あ.げる;-あ.げる;あ.がる;-あ.がる;あ.がり;-あ.がり;のぼ.る;のぼ.り;のぼ.せる;のぼ.す;たてまつ.る
Stroke count: 3

・above

・up

詰

・packed

・close

・pressed

・reprove

・rebuke

・blame