右肩上がり

みぎかたあがり

Meanings

1. Expression, の-adjective growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding See also: 右肩下がり (みぎかたさがり).

Kanji

• 右 right. Read as みぎ.
• 肩 shoulder. Read as かた.
• 上 up. Read as あがり.

Example sentences

• 売上が右肩上がりで好調を裏づけた。
  Growing sales gave support to the idea that all was well.

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