N525/640

うえ

nounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)honorific languagesuffixarchaic

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Meanings

  • above, over, up
  • top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase)
  • surface, on (top of)
  • the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part
  • superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class)
  • elder, older, senior
  • with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk)
  • besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ...
  • after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ...
  • since ..., now that ..., because ...
  • honorable, venerable, dear
  • emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo

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Example sentences

ほんつくえうえにあります。

The book is on top of the desk.

うえてください。

Please look up.

たなうえねこがいる。

There is a cat on top of the shelf.

かれわたしよりとしうえです。

He is older than me.

そらうえにはほしがたくさんある。

There are many stars above the sky.


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corner, edge; (street) corner, turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness

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弾くひく

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入るはいる

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そば

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