N22/1725

じょう

nounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するintransitive verbclothing

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Meanings

  • top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down
  • going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating
  • going and coming back
  • upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
  • first and second volumes
  • top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

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Example sentences

エレベーターが上下じょうげうごいている。

The elevator is moving up and down.

この小説しょうせつ上下じょうげ二巻にかんかれている。

This novel is divided into two volumes, upper and lower.

株価かぶか上下じょうげかえしているので、投資家とうしかたちは不安ふあんかんじている。

Since stock prices keep fluctuating, investors are feeling uneasy.

気温きおん上下じょうげするこの季節きせつには体調管理たいちょうかんり大切たいせつだ。

During this season when temperatures fluctuate, it is important to take care of your health.

彼女かのじょはセールで上下じょうげセットのスーツをった。

She bought a matching two-piece suit on sale.