Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to climb, to clamber (over, up), to scramble (up), to scale, to claw one's way up.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
よじ登る よじのぼる
 
 
攀じ登る よじのぼる
 
 
 
よじ上る よじのぼる
 
 
攀じ上る よじのぼる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ascend, climb up
トウ のぼ.る ト (3rd, N3)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide