Moto 上: Above; UpKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
- Kun'yomi
- うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ(げる)、-あ(げる)、あ(がる)、-あ(がる)、あ(がり)、-あ(がり)、のぼ(る)、のぼ(り)、のぼ(せる)、のぼ(す)、たてまつ(る)
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 1,824 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジョウ・ショウ・シャン)
- 上昇じょうしょうrising; ascending
- 事実上じじつじょうas a matter of fact; actually
- 史上しじょうin history; ever
- 上位じょういsuperior (in rank); top
- 上院じょういんupper house; upper legislative chamber
- 向上こうじょうelevation; rise
- 地上ちじょうabove ground; surface
- 途上国とじょうこくdeveloping country
- 上場じょうじょうlisting (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public
- 海上かいじょうon the sea; surface of the sea
- 上下じょうげtop and bottom; high and low
- 路上ろじょうon the road; on the street
- 陸上りくじょう(on) land; ground
- 上司じょうし(one's) superior; (one's) boss
- 上空じょうくうsky; the skies
- 上限じょうげんupper limit
- 席上せきじょうat the meeting; on the occasion
- 上映じょうえいscreening (a movie); showing
- 上演じょうえんperformance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging
- 上田じょうでんhigh rice field; very fertile rice field
- 上陸じょうりくlanding; disembarkation
- 上旬じょうじゅんfirst 10 days of month
- 陸上競技りくじょうきょうぎtrack-and-field events
- 陸上自衛隊りくじょうじえいたいJapan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
- 上告じょうこくfinal appeal to the highest court
- 上級じょうきゅうadvanced level; high grade
- 屋上おくじょうrooftop
- 上流じょうりゅうupper stream; upper course
- 上部じょうぶtop part; surface
- 海上自衛隊かいじょうじえいたいMaritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
- 至上しじょうsupremacy
- 上手じょうずskillful; skilled
- 上申じょうしんreport to a superior
- 上越じょうえつarea on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
- 以上いじょうnot less than; ... and over
- 水上すいじょうaquatic; on the water
- 最上さいじょうbest
- 頂上ちょうじょうtop; summit
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 上がったりあがったりdoomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state
- 値上げねあげprice hike; mark-up
- 売り上げうりあげamount sold; sales
- 引き上げひきあげpulling up; drawing up
- 上っ調子うわっちょうしflippant; frivolous
- 賃上げちんあげwage increase; pay rise
- 打ち上げうちあげlaunching; launch
- 上げあげtuck (e.g. in a dress)
- 上がりあがりrise; increase
- 上半期かみはんきfirst half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
- 上りのぼりascent; climbing
- 立ち上がりたちあがりstart; beginning
- 上方かみがたKyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region
- 仕上げしあげfinish; finishing
- 値上がりねあがりprice advance; increase in value
- 繰り上げくりあげupward move; advance
- 上がるあがるto rise; to go up
- 上積みうわづみdeck cargo; upper layer of goods
- 川上かわかみupper reaches of a river; upstream
- 上期かみきfirst half of the (fiscal) year
Other readings
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