Kanji

上

上

above, up

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

一部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジョウ, ショウ, シャン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

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

Nanori (Name Reading)

うら, え, かみ, すすむ, たか, たかし, のぼる, ひさ, ほず, まさ

Common Readings

ショウ, ジョウ, あ…がる, あ…げる, うえ, うわ, かみ, のぼ…す, のぼ…せる, のぼ…る

Example sentences

上 うえ
テーブル の 上 に 花 が ある

There is a flower on the table.

ある ある
机 の 上 に 大切な 鍵 が ある

There are important keys on the desk.

以上 いじょう
これ 以上 の 遅刻 は 許されない 。

No more lateness will be tolerated.

万 まん
彼 は 一 万 冊 以上 の 本 を 持っている 。

He has more than ten thousand books.

上げる あげる
彼 は 手 を 上げて タクシー を 止めた 。

He raised his hand and stopped a taxi.

悲鳴 ひめい
彼女 は 大きな クモ を 見て 悲鳴 を 上げた 。

She screamed when she saw a large spider.

上がる あがる
雨 が 上がって 、 きれい な 虹 が 見える 。

The rain stopped and a beautiful rainbow appeared.

一方 いっぽう
物価 は 上がる 一方 だ 。

Prices are only continuing to rise.

立ち上がる たちあがる
彼 は 椅子 から 立ち上がって 挨拶 を した 。

He stood up from his chair and greeted me.

煙 けむり
山 から 白い 煙 が 立ち上がっている 。

White smoke is rising from the mountain.

Example Vocabulary

上

うえ

above, on, on top of, surface, upper part

以上

いじょう

more than; exceeding; or more

上げる

あげる

to raise; to give; to increase

上がる

あがる

to rise; to go up; to stop (rain); to get nervous

立ち上がる

たちあがる

to stand up; to start up

これ以上

これいじょう

any more; further

見上げる

みあげる

to look up at; to admire

上

うえ

above, on, on top of, surface, upper part

それ以上

それいじょう

more than that; beyond that; further

顔を上げる

かおをあげる

to look up; to lift one's head

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