# 登 — Climb

Frequency rank 460 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 念 (Thought), less common than 具 (Tool).

- On’yomi: とう、と
- Kun’yomi: のぼ
- Radical: 癶 Footsteps (Kangxi 105)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A tent (癶) covers a pile of beans (豆) — you climb over the tent to reach the beans stored on the high shelf.

In words:

- 登る のぼる — to climb
- 登山 とざん — mountain-climbing
- 登場 とうじょう — entry (on stage)

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