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上

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Radical

一, 卜

Rank

意above; up

訓うえ、-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

音ジョウ、ショウ、シャン

名あおい、あげ、い、か、かき、かず、かん、こう、のぼり、ほつ

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うえ

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【うえ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adverb (fukushi); noun, used as a suffix

above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

top; summit; head (e.g. of a staircase)
surface

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adverb (fukushi)

before; previous

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

superiority; one's superior; one's elder

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)

on top of that; besides; what's more; not only ... butfollowing a verb or adjective
upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)following a verb or noun
matters concerning ...; as concerns ...
since (i.e. "for that reason")as ～上は

noun, used as a suffix

honorable; venerablehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagesuffix indicating higher social standing than the speakersee also
place of one's superior (e.g. the throne)archaism
emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyoarchaism
noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)archaism

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【めうえ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

superior; superiors; seniorsee also and

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【まうえ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

just above; right overhead

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ま【まうえ】

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【としうえ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

older; senior

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うわ-

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【うわぎ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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【うわぎ】【じょうい】
【うわぎ】

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っ 【うわっちょうし】

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

flippant; frivolous; shallow

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み【うわづみ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb

loading on top; piling on top; upper load; goods loaded on top; deck cargo
adding (to); increase (in quantity); additional amount

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【うわき】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around
infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice

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うわ【うわき】
【うわき】

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のぼ.る

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る【のぼる】

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb

to ascend; to go up; to climbonly applies to 上る and 登る
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to riseonly applies to 上る and 昇る
to go to (the capital)only applies to 上る
to be promotedonly applies to 昇る
to add up toonly applies to 上る
to advance (in price)only applies to 上る
to swim up (a river); to sail uponly applies to 上る
to come up (on the agenda)only applies to 上る

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る【のぼる】
る【のぼる】

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り【のぼり】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its routeonly applies to 上りsee also

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a prefix

upstream; uphillonly applies to 上りsee also

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り【のぼり】
り【のぼり】

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り【のぼりざか】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

ascent; uphill; upward slopesee also
(gradual) upturn; increase

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り【のぼりざか】
のぼり【のぼりざか】
り【のぼりざか】

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り 【のぼりちょうし】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

rise; improvement; uptrend

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り【のぼりぢょうし】

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ショウ

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【かいじょう】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

on the sea; surface of the seasee also

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【かいしょう】

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【しょうにん】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

holy priest; saint

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【おしょう】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

priestly teacher; preceptorBuddhismhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagetrad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism
monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; head priestonly applies to おしょう and かしょうBuddhism
second highest priestly rank in BuddhismBuddhismsee also
master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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【かしょう】【わじょう】
【かしょう】【わじょう】

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【うんじょう】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

above the clouds; the heavens

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【うんしょう】

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ジョウ

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【じょうず】

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; cleverantonym:

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

flattery

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【じょうて】【じょうしゅ】

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【うわぎ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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【うわぎ】【じょうい】
【うわぎ】

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【おくじょう】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

rooftopsee also

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【いじょう】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)

not less than; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)

above-mentioned; aforementioned; foregoing

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)

since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

that's all; that is the end; the end

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【いじょう】

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あ.げる

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げる【あげる】

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to raise; to elevatesee also
to do up (one's hair)see also
to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
to land (a boat)
to deep-fryonly applies to 揚げる
to show someone (into a room)
to giveonly applies to 上げるpolite (teineigo) languageword usually written using kana alone
to send someone (away)
to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)see also
to earn (something desirable)
to praise
to give (an example, etc.); to citeusu. 挙げる
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)usu. 挙げる
to arrestonly applies to 挙げる
to nominateonly applies to 挙げる
to summon (for geishas, etc.)only applies to 揚げるword usually written using kana alone
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)only applies to 上げる
to bear (a child)
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)usu. 挙げる

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb

(of the tide) to come in

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb; transitive verb

to vomit

auxiliary verb; Ichidan verb

to do for (the sake of someone else)word usually written using kana alonepolite (teineigo) languageafter the -te form of a verb
to complete ...after the -masu stem of a verbsee also
to humbly do ...humble (kenjougo) languageafter the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humilitysee also

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げる【あげる】
げる【あげる】

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がる【あがる】

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raisedantonym:
to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
to get out (of water); to come ashore
to increasealso written as 騰る in ref. to price
to improve; to make progress
to be promoted; to advance
to be made (of profit, etc.)
to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)often as 〜で上がる
to be finished; to be done; to be over
(of rain) to stop; to lift
to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
to win (in a card game, etc.)
to be arrestedonly applies to 挙がる
to turn up (of evidence, etc.)only applies to 挙がる
to be deep friedonly applies to 揚がる
to be spoken loudly
to get nervous; to get stage fright
to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
to go; to visithumble (kenjougo) language
to eat; to drinkhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
to be listed (as a candidate)esp. 挙がる
to serve (in one's master's home)
to go northin Kyoto

auxiliary verb; Godan verb with 'ru' ending

to be complete; to finishafter the -masu stem of a verbsee also

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がる【あがる】
がる【あがる】
る【あがる】

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しげる【もうしあげる】

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.)humble (kenjougo) language

auxiliary verb

to dohumble (kenjougo) language

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げる【もうしあげる】
しあげる【もうしあげる】

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りげ【うりあげ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

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げ【うりあげ】
【うりあげ】
り【うりあげ】

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上

上

【かんだちめ】

【うえ】

【めうえ】

【まうえ】

【としうえ】

【うわぎ】

っ 【うわっちょうし】

み【うわづみ】

【うわき】

【かみはんき】

【かわかみ】

【さいじょう】

【かみき】

をる【じゅをたてまつる】

る【のぼる】

り【のぼり】

り【のぼりざか】

り 【のぼりちょうし】

【かいじょう】

【しょうにん】

【おしょう】

【うんじょう】

【こうずけ】

【じょうず】

【うわぎ】

【おくじょう】

【いじょう】

【うわえだ】

げる【あげる】

がる【あがる】

しげる【もうしあげる】

りげ【うりあげ】

りげ【うりあげ】

げ【しあげ】

げ【ねあげ】

【うりあげだか】

【かずさ】

上

上

上達部【かんだちめ】

上【うえ】

目上【めうえ】

真上【まうえ】

年上【としうえ】

上着【うわぎ】

上っ調子【うわっちょうし】

上積み【うわづみ】

浮気【うわき】

上半期【かみはんき】

川上【かわかみ】

最上【さいじょう】

上期【かみき】

寿を上る【じゅをたてまつる】

上る【のぼる】

上り【のぼり】

上り坂【のぼりざか】

上り調子【のぼりちょうし】

海上【かいじょう】

上人【しょうにん】

和尚【おしょう】

雲上【うんじょう】

上野【こうずけ】

上手【じょうず】

上着【うわぎ】

屋上【おくじょう】

以上【いじょう】

上枝【うわえだ】

上げる【あげる】

上がる【あがる】

申し上げる【もうしあげる】

売り上げ【うりあげ】

売り上げ【うりあげ】

仕上げ【しあげ】

値上げ【ねあげ】

売上高【うりあげだか】

上総【かずさ】

【かんだちめ】

【うえ】

【めうえ】

【まうえ】

【としうえ】

【うわぎ】

っ【うわっちょうし】

み【うわづみ】

【うわき】

【かみはんき】

【かわかみ】

【さいじょう】

【かみき】

をる【じゅをたてまつる】

る【のぼる】

り【のぼり】

り【のぼりざか】

り【のぼりちょうし】

【かいじょう】

【しょうにん】

【おしょう】

【うんじょう】

【こうずけ】

【じょうず】

【うわぎ】

【おくじょう】

【いじょう】

【うわえだ】

げる【あげる】

がる【あがる】

しげる【もうしあげる】

りげ【うりあげ】

りげ【うりあげ】

げ【しあげ】

げ【ねあげ】

【うりあげだか】

【かずさ】