No. 126 in Japanese
北上
"北上" means "northward movement" or "going north."
In a sentence
台風が北上している。
The typhoon is moving north.
北上 is used here as a verb meaning 'to move north.' It describes the action of the typhoon traveling in a northerly direction.
列車は北上する予定です。
The train is scheduled to head north.
北上 is used as a compound verb here, '北' means 'north' and '上' indicates movement upwards, together representing movement towards the north.
彼らは北上して新しい都市を訪れた。
They traveled north and visited a new city.
Here, 北上 is used to describe the route taken during travel. It indicates the directional movement towards the north.
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