登 dēng
verb
: to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount
: to publish or record
: to enter (e.g. in a register)
: to press down with the foot; to step or tread on
: to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
: to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
Kun Reading
登る OR 上る | のぼる noboru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to ascend; to go up; to climb
: to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise
: to go to (the capital)
: to be promoted
: to add up to
: to advance (in price)
: to swim up (a river); to sail up
: to come up (on the agenda)
登り OR 上り | のぼり nobori
noun
: ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
: northward (towards Tokyo)
上がる | あがる agaru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised
: to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
: to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
: to get out (of water); to come ashore
: to increase
: to improve; to make progress
: to be promoted; to advance
: to be made (of profit, etc.)
: to occur (esp. of a favorable result)
: to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
: to be finished; to be done; to be over
: (of rain) to stop; to lift
: to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
: to win (in a card game, etc.)
: to be spoken loudly
: to get stage fright
: to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) to go; to visit
: (Honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink
: to be listed (as a candidate)
: to serve (in one’s master’s home)
: (in Kyoto) to go north; () (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion
On Reading
トウ tou、 ト to、 ドウ dou、 ショウ shou、 チョウ chou
登記[记] deng1ji1: to register (one’s name)
[登記 | とうき touki: registry; registration]
登記用戶 [登记用户] deng1 ji4 yong4 hu4: registered user
登陸[陆] deng1lu4: to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc); to log in
登山 deng1shan1: to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering
[とざん tozan: mountain climbing]
登機[机] deng1ji1: to board a plane
登機牌 [登机牌] deng1ji1 pai2: boarding pass
登場[场] deng1chang3: to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene; used in advertising to mean new product
[登場 | とうじょう toujou: entry (on stage); appearance (on screen)
: entrance; introduction (into a market)]
刊登 kan1deng1: to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
攀登 pan1deng1: to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
人材登用 | じんざいとうよう jinzai touyou
: (yoji) selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
羽化登仙 | うかとうせん uka tousen
: (yoji) a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)
龍天に登る | りゅうてんにのぼる ryuuten ni noboru
: rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
豚も煽てりゃ木に登る | ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる buta mo odaterya ki ni noboru
: even those of low ability can outdo themselves when flattered
船頭多くして船山に登る | せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる sendou ookushite fune yama ni noboru
: too many cooks spoil the broth; too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
一步登天 yi1 bu4 deng1 tian1
: reaching heaven in a single bound; (esp. with negative: don’t expect) instant success
五穀豐登 [五谷丰登] wu3 gu3 feng1 deng1
: abundant harvest of all food crops; bumper grain harvest
登堂入室 deng1 tang2 ru4 shi4
: from the main room, enter the inner chamber; to go to the next level; to attain a higher level
登庸人才 deng1 yong1 ren2 cai2
: to employ talent
花不稜登 [花不棱登] hua1 bu4 leng2 deng1
: repulsively colored
傻不愣登 sha3 bu4 leng4 deng1
: stupid; dazed
捷足先登 jie2 zu2 xian1 deng1
: the quick-footed climb up first; the early bird catches the worm; first come, first served
滿滿登登 [满满登登] man3 man3 deng1 deng1
: extremely abundant
難於登天 [难于登天] nan2 yu2 deng1 tian1
: harder than climbing to heaven
OR
比登天還難 [比登天还难] bi3 deng1 tian1 hai2 nan2
: even harder than reaching the sky; fig. extremely difficult; far from an easy task
不登大雅之堂 bu4 deng1 da4 ya3 zhi1 tang2
: lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork); not presentable; coarse; unrefined
從善如登,從惡如崩 [从善如登,从恶如崩] cong2 shan4 ru2 deng1 , cong2 e4 ru2 beng1
: doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall
無事不登三寶殿 [无事不登三宝殿] wu2 shi4 bu4 deng1 san1 bao3 dian4
: lit. One doesn’t visit a temple without a cause. fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for something); having a hidden agenda
会意 Associative Compound.
Two feet 癶 (bo1: legs radical 105) climbing (the altar) while hands hold
a high-legged serving dish 豆 (dou4: bean).
Semantic:
豋 deng: ceremonial vessel
Examples:
富士山に登るのに丸一晩かかった。
ふじさんにのぼるのにまるいちばんかかった fujisan ni noboru no ni maruichiban kakatta
It took all night to climb Mt Fuji.
我們一直想登上日本的富士山。
wo3men yi1zhi2xiang3 deng1shang4 ri4ben3 de fu4shi4shan1
We’ve always wanted to climb up Mt. Fuji in Japan.