# 登 — climb

登 means “climb”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ト (to), トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: のぼ(る) (noboru). You'll see it in words such as 登る (noboru, “to ascend; to go up”).

- Meaning: climb
- On'yomi: ト (to), トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: のぼ(る) (noboru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Moving 2

## How to remember 登

Legs spread (癶) over a bean (豆) pot: climbing the steps with an offering.

Sounds like 豆: both read トウ.

Parts: 癶 spread legs · 豆 bean

## Words with 登

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 登る | のぼる (noboru) | to ascend; to go up |

## Don't confuse it with

[澄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-water/) · [喜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rejoice/) · [痘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smallpox/) · [短](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/short/)

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[退](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/retreat/) · [渡](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cross/) · [移](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shift/) · [登](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climb/) · [返](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give-back/) · [泳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/swim/)

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