単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#166 most used

上

うえ0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

above; up

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Put this book on top of the others.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

"Tom, are you downstairs?" "No, I'm upstairs."

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANINGS

1

above; over; up

noun · takes の

TANGOYA ASKS

2

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

noun

3

surface; on (top of)

noun

4

the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part

noun · takes の

5

superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)

takes の · noun

6

elder; older; senior

takes の · noun

7

with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)

noun

8

besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...

noun

9

after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...

noun

10

since ...; now that ...; because ...

noun

11

honorable; venerable; dear

suffix

12

emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#166 most used

Written上 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium