climb

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 登 has 12 strokes and concerns climbing to a higher place.
• Basic usage: 登る is read のぼる, and 登山 is read とざん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Climbing and mountain climbing
  • 近くの山に登った means climbed a nearby mountain.
  • 塀の上へ登る means to climb onto a wall. 登る also applies to elevated places other than mountains.
  • The 登 in 登山 is read と.
  • 登山を途中で中止した means abandoned the climb partway through.