This is the 5396th most frequent Japanese word.
up
The Japanese word "up" (アップ) is a loanword from English, used to mean "increase," "improvement," or "upload" depending on context.
The word 'up' is used as part of the verb '起き上がる (okiagaru)' which means 'to get up', indicating an upward physical movement like standing or sitting up from lying down.
彼は朝早く起き上がった。
He got up early in the morning.
Here, 'up' appears as 'アップ (appu)', derived from English, and is used to mean 'upload' in the context of uploading information or data to a system.
この情報をアップしてください。
Please upload this information.
In this sentence, 'up' is a concept reflected in '上向く (uwamuku)', implying an upward trend or positive movement in the market conditions.