上のぼり勾こう配ばいMeaningsNoun1. uphill grade; upgradeKanji used上above勾flexed配hand outComposed of上のぼりascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream; uphillNoun勾こう配ばいslope; incline; gradient; grade; pitch; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)Noun