Info on the Kanji 上

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What is this? "上"

Meaning(s)

above, up

Reading(s)

onyomi JOU, SHOU
kunyomi ue, uwa, kami, a-geru, a-garu, nobo-ru, nobo-seru,

Other

stroke count 3
grade 1
jlpt level N5
Example words with 上
WordMeaning
うえ
ue
upper / upward / outer / surface / top
おうえ
o ue
emperor / authorities / government / term used to refer to a woman running a restaurant, inn, etc. / landlady / your wife / his wife / madam
みぎうえ
migiue
right-upper
きんじょう
kinjou
the reigning emperor
ひだりうえ
hidariue
left-upper
やまがみ
yamagami
mountain top
しゃじょう
shajou
on or aboard a train or vehicle
あげ
age
rise in price / making a tuck
のぼす
nobosu
to raise / to record / to bring up / to serve / to send some one out
うえは
ue ha
now that / since
うえべ
ue be
seeming / exterior / surface / outside / outward appearance
のぼり
nobori
ascent / climbing / ascending / climb / up-train / northward
のぼる
noboru
to rise / to go up / to come up / to ascend / to be raised / to enter / to come in / to go in / to enter / to advance to the next grade / to get out / to come ashore / to increase / to improve / to make progress / to be promoted / to advance / to be made / to occur / to
うえいち
ue ichi
conjugation of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
うえみぎ
ue migi
upper right
じょうげ
jouge
top and bottom / up and down / high and low / above and below / upper and lower ends / upside-down
じょうき
jouki
dizziness / rush of blood to the head
うえひだり
ue hidari
upper left
じょうしょ
jousho
memorial to the throne
うえうえ
ue ue
the best / great / superb
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Example Sentences with 上
理論、理論と実行の間には何の違いもないが、実際違いはあるものだ。

私の母はあまり英語が手に話せない。

これ以考えても無駄だ。

90歳以生きることは決してまれではない。



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