登ります（のぼります、noborimasu）
- to climb

The Japanese verb 登ります登ります（のぼります) primarily means "to climb," "to ascend," or "to go up." It describes the action of moving upwards, typically on a mountain, stairs, or any elevated surface. The meaning extends to metaphorical contexts, such as the increase of something (e.g., prices).

⚫︎ 山に登ります Translation: I climb a mountain. ⚫︎ 階段を登ります Translation: I climb the stairs. ⚫︎ 気温が登りました Translation: The temperature went up.

You use 登ります登ります in situations where someone or something is moving upwards. It is appropriate when you are talking about literal climbing or metaphorical increases. It is a polite form, so it is used in formal situations or when speaking to someone of higher status. The plain form of the verb is 登る (のぼる).

登ります登ります is written in kanji as 登ります登ります, which is the most common form. The reading is のぼります. The okurigana (the hiragana that follows the kanji) is consistent.

⚫︎ 上がる (あがる): To go up, to rise. (This is a more general term for "to go up.") ⚫︎ 昇る (のぼる): Another kanji form for "to climb" or "to ascend." ⚫︎ 攀じる (よじる): To climb (often used for climbing with hands and feet, like rock climbing)

⚫︎ 降ります (おります): To descend, to go down. ⚫︎ 下ります (おります): To go down, to descend. (similar to 降ります but can imply leaving) ⚫︎ 下がる (さがる): To go down, to decrease (metaphorical)

週末に富士山に登りたいです。 ・Translation: I want to climb Mount Fuji on the weekend. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses a desire to climb Mount Fuji.

エレベーターで五階に登ります。 ・Translation: I will go up to the fifth floor by elevator. ・Explanation: This sentence describes going up to the fifth floor using an elevator.

The etymology of 登る登る comes from the Japanese kanji 登, which originally meant "to climb" or "to ascend." The verb ending, -ります, is a polite conjugation.