Kanji

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

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.

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.

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

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