above, up, on, over
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジョウ
- ショウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- うえ
- あが.る
- あげ.る
- のぼ.る
About this kanji
The kanji 「上」 primarily means "above" or "up" and is commonly used as both a noun and a verb. You can see it in compounds like 上手 (じょうず), which means "skillful" and describes someone who is good at something. Another example is 上着 (うわぎ), referring to a "jacket" or outer clothing that you wear on top. Lastly, 上下 (じょうげ) means "up and down," referring to movement or position. When using this kanji, keep in mind its versatile nature in indicating position or direction, making it helpful in many contexts.
Built from
Example sentences
山の上にいます。
I am at the top of the mountain.
Meanings across languages
- English
- above, up, on, over
- Tiếng Việt
- trên, trên cao, đi lên
- 日本語
- 上, 上がる, 上げる
- 한국어
- 위, 위쪽
- 中文
- 上面, 在上
- id
- diatas, di atas
- th
- เหนือ, บน
- es
- arriba, sobre
- fr
- au-dessus, sur
- de
- oberhalb, auf, über
- pt
- acima, em cima
Common compounds
- 上手じょうずskillful, good at
- 上着うわぎjacket, outer clothing
- 上下じょうげup and down, up and down, ascending and descending
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