語感 Dictionary

上

うえ· also じょう、かみ、うわ

above; over; up; top

JLPT N5 Common word

Meanings

  1. Noun, No-adjective

    above; over; up

  2. Noun

    top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
  3. surface; on (top of)

  4. Noun, No-adjective

    the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part

  5. No-adjective, Noun

    superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
All 26 meanings
  1. elder; older; senior

  2. Noun

    with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
  3. besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
  4. after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
  5. since ...; now that ...; because ...

  6. Suffix

    honorable; venerable; dearHonorific
  7. 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
  8. on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle)

  9. Noun, No-adjective

    the best; top; first class; first grade

  10. Noun

    first volume (of a two or three-volume set); first book

  11. Expression

    with my compliments

  12. Noun

    upper reaches (of a river); upper stream
  13. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
  14. long ago
  15. beginning; first
  16. person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)Honorific
  17. government; imperial court
  18. imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace
  19. head (of a table)
  20. wife; mistress (of a restaurant)Honorific

  21. Noun, Prefix

    upper; upward; outer; surface; top
Rare and archaic meanings (1)

  1. Noun

    emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyoArchaic

Example sentences

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