上下
じょうげ
top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun
top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and downNoun, Suru verb, Intransitive
going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating- going and coming back
Noun
upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people- first and second volumes
All 10 meanings
- top and bottom; two-piece (outfit)
- top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
No-adjective, Noun
upside-downNoun, Suru verb
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower endsNoun
upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
Example sentences
上下逆だよ。
It's upside down.
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He shook his head up and down.
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He moved the flags up and down.
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The bus rocked heavily up and down.
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The swing is moving up and down.
More examples (10)
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Don't hold it upside down.
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In an earthquake, the ground can shake up and down, or back and forth.
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The temperature of the human body hovers around 37°C.
バイオリニストの肘のように上下します。
It moves up and down like a violinist's elbow.
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I weigh 70 kilos, give or take a few kilos.
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I turned the table upside down to fix it.
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He has a habit of moving his head up and down when he is listening to a conversation.
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When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.
蚊が羽を上下にばたつかせると、ブーンという特有の羽音が立つ。
When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.
僕の名前は上下合わせて50画もあるので、書くのがとても面倒だ。
It's a lot of trouble to write my name, because it takes 50 strokes to write both my first and last names.