上昇します（じょうしょうします、joushoうshimasu）
- to rise

The Japanese word 上昇します means "to rise," "to go up," "to increase," "to ascend," or "to climb." It describes an upward movement or a growth in quantity, value, or intensity. This word is versatile and can be applied to various contexts, from physical movements to abstract concepts like prices or temperatures. The verb is a formal form, used in polite company. It is a transitive verb, meaning it generally requires an object. The subject is usually something that is doing the rising.

⚫︎ 株価が上昇します。 Translation: The stock price rises. ⚫︎ 気温が上昇します。 Translation: The temperature increases. ⚫︎ 売り上げが上昇します。 Translation: Sales go up.

上昇します is used in formal situations and polite conversation. You would use this word when talking about something going up, whether it be a physical item, a number, or a feeling (metaphorically). It's commonly used in business, news reports, and academic discussions. Its informal version would be 上がる (あがる). The subject precedes 上昇します, usually indicated with the particle が.

上昇します is typically written in kanji and hiragana: 上昇します. ⚫︎ 上 (じょう) means "up" or "above". ⚫︎ 昇 (しょう) means "to rise" or "to ascend". ⚫︎ し (shi) is a verb suffix. ⚫︎ ます (masu) is a polite verb ending. The okurigana (the hiragana following the kanji) is always します. The other forms of the verb include: ⚫︎ 上昇する (じょうしょうする) - the dictionary form, "to rise" (doing/to do) ⚫︎ 上昇した (じょうしょうした) - past tense, "rose" ⚫︎ 上昇しない (じょうしょうしない) - negative, "does not rise" ⚫︎ 上昇します- polite present form, "rises" ⚫︎ 上昇しますか - Does it rise?

⚫︎ 上がる (あがる) - "to rise," a more general and informal term ⚫︎ 高まる (たかまる) - "to increase," often used for feelings or emotions ⚫︎ 増える (ふえる) - "to increase," for quantity or number ⚫︎ 伸びる (のびる) - "to grow," "to extend"

⚫︎ 下降します (かこうします) - "to fall," "to descend" ⚫︎ 下がる (さがる) - "to go down," "to decrease" ⚫︎ 減る (へる) - "to decrease"

今年の経済は上昇しますと予想されています。 ・Translation: It is expected that the economy will rise this year. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 上昇します in a formal context to discuss the expected economic growth.

気温は午後から上昇しますでしょう。 ・Translation: The temperature will rise from the afternoon. ・Explanation: This sentence shows the use of 上昇します when talking about the weather.

The word 上昇 is a combination of two kanji: 上 (じょう), meaning "up" or "above", and 昇 (しょう), meaning "to rise" or "to ascend". The suffix します (shimasu) is the polite verb conjugation. Therefore, the etymology of 上昇します is directly related to "to rise up".