上り

Common

noun

1.ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb

The road ascends gently here.

noun

2.up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route

only applies to 上り

see also: 上り列車

particle · noun

3.upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

noun · prefix

4.upstream; uphill

only applies to 上り

see also: 上り勾配・のぼりこうばい

上り (のぼり) – ascent; climbing; ascending (path) – mrjisho