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上

above; over; up; top

JLPT N5 common word

Meaning

  1. nadj-no
    above; over; up
  2. n
    top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
  3. n
    surface; on (top of)
  4. nadj-no
    the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
  5. adj-non
    superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
  6. adj-non
    elder; older; senior
  7. n
    with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
  8. n
    besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
  9. n
    after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
  10. n
    since ...; now that ...; because ...
  11. suf
    honorable; venerable; dear
  12. n archaic
    emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
  13. suf
    from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of; as a matter of; in view of; so far as ... is concerned
  14. suf
    on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle)
  15. nadj-no
    the best; top; first class; first grade
  16. n
    first volume (of a two or three-volume set); first book
  17. exp
    with my compliments
  18. n
    upper reaches (of a river); upper stream
  19. n
    top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
  20. n
    long ago
  21. n
    beginning; first
  22. n
    person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
  23. n
    government; imperial court
  24. n
    imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace
  25. n
    head (of a table)
  26. n
    wife; mistress (of a restaurant)
  27. npref
    upper; upward; outer; surface; top

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