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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)
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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
- —上腕二頭筋biceps brachii muscle
- —上腕三頭筋triceps brachii muscle
- —車上荒らしvehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car; person who steals from a vehicle
- —事実上標準de facto standard
- —卓上計算器desk-top calculator
- —物価上昇率price escalation rate; price increase rate; inflation
- —先行上映会advance(d) screening (of a movie)
- —形而上絵画metaphysical art
- —非上場会社unlisted company (on a stock exchange)
- —上円下方墳burial mound with square flat base and round top
- —反形而上学anti-metaphysics
- —砂上の楼閣house built on sand; house of cards
- —馬上槍試合jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
- —飢餓線上にon the verge of starvation; at the point of starving
- —史上に残るto go down in history; to remain in history
- —精巣上体炎epididymitis; inflammation of the epididymis
- —水上バイクpersonal watercraft; jet ski; water scooter
- —上体起こしsit-up (exercise)
- —同一平面上coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with)
- —路上ライブperforming music in the street; busking