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上 kanji
above, up
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
Practice writing
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On readings
ジョウショウシャン
Kun readings
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
Variant forms
丄Words with 上
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —水上バスwater bus
- —爆発炎上exploding in flames; erupting in flames
- —これ以上any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
- —上代仮名cursive kanji form used as a syllabary (Heian period); ancient kana
- —色上質紙colored wood-free paper (coloured)
- —最上級品top-quality article
- —図上演習war game
- —応援上映film screening where the audience is encouraged to participate through cheering; cheer screening
- —路上活動on-street activities (performing, collecting, etc.)
- —海上民兵naval militia; maritime militia
- —路上飲みstreet drinking; drinking in the streets; public drinking
- —海上保安maritime safety; Japan Coast Guard
- —上気道炎upper respiratory tract infection; URTI
- —上咽頭癌epipharyngeal cancer; epiglottal carcinoma
- —早慶上智Waseda University, Keio University and Sophia University (three highly selective private universities in Tokyo)
- —早慶上理Waseda University, Keio University, Sophia University and the Tokyo University of Science (four highly selective private universities in Tokyo)
- —炎上商法outrage marketing (deliberately stirring up controversy to generate publicity); shock advertising
- —海上捕獲seizure at sea (of an enemy ship or cargo)
- —上流工程upstream process; upper process
- —上位打線top of the (batting) order