KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小13 strokesRadical 一#35 in newspapers
上 · above, up
上 is a kanji meaning above, up. It has 3 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- ジョウjō
- ショウshō
- シャンshan
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- うえue
- -うえ-ue
- うわ-uwa-
- かみkami
- あげるageru
- -あげる-ageru
- あがるagaru
- -あがる-agaru
- あがりagari
- -あがり-agari
- のぼるnoboru
- のぼりnobori
- のぼせるnoboseru
- のぼすnobosu
- たてまつるtatematsuru
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Words that use 上 · 52 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 上げるあげる | あげる | to raise, to lift | N5 |
| 上うえ | うえ | above (up, top, etc.), over, on top of | N5 |
| 上着うわぎ | うわぎ | coat, jacket | N5 |
| 上手じょうず | じょうず | be good at, skillful | N5 |
| 屋上おくじょう | おくじょう | rooftop | N4 |
| 申し上げるもうしあげる | もうしあげる | (humble)to say, to tell | N4 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 差し上げるさしあげる | さしあげる | -- humble expression for あげる -- | N4 |
| 以上いじょう | いじょう | more than; this is all | N4 |
| 召し上がるめしあがる | めしあがる | -- honorific form of 食べる (たべる) and 飲む (のむ) -- | N4 |
| 上がるあがる | あがる | to rise, to go up | N4 |
| 上じょう | じょう | first volume; superior quality; governmental | N3 |
| 上京じょうきょう | じょうきょう | proceeding to the capital (Tokyo) | N3 |
| 上達じょうたつ | じょうたつ | improvement, advance | N3 |
| 上等じょうとう | じょうとう | first class, very good | N3 |
| 上うわ | うわ | upper, outer, surface | N3 |
| 上かみ | かみ | first volume; superior quality; governmental | N3 |
| 目上めうえ | めうえ | person of higher status; one's senior | N3 |
| 持ち上げるもちあげる | もちあげる | to raise, to lift up, to flatter | N3 |
| 立ち上がるたちあがる | たちあがる | to stand up | N3 |
| 頂上ちょうじょう | ちょうじょう | top, summit, peak | N3 |
| 取り上げるとりあげる | とりあげる | to take up, to pick up; to confiscate | N3 |
| 上るのぼる | のぼる | to ascend, to go up, to climb | N3 |
| 上司じょうし | じょうし | one's superior | N3 |
| 売り上げうりあげ | うりあげ | amount sold, proceeds | N2 |
| 仕上がるしあがる | しあがる | to be finished | N2 |
| 上級じょうきゅう | じょうきゅう | advanced level, high grade, senior | N2 |
| 上下じょうげ | じょうげ | high and low, up and down | N2 |
| 上旬じょうじゅん | じょうじゅん | first 10 days of month | N2 |
| 上品じょうひん | じょうひん | refined, elegant, well-mannered | N2 |
| 出来上がりできあがり | できあがり | be finished, ready | N2 |
| 出来上がるできあがる | できあがる | to be finished, to be ready | N2 |
| 上りのぼり | のぼり | up-train (going to Tokyo), ascent | N2 |
| 見上げるみあげる | みあげる | to look up at, to admire | N2 |
| 向上こうじょう | こうじょう | rise, improvement, progress | N1 |
| 参上さんじょう | さんじょう | calling on, visiting | N1 |
| 仕上がりしあがり | しあがり | finish, end, completion | N1 |
| 仕上げしあげ | しあげ | end, finishing touches | N1 |
| 仕上げるしあげる | しあげる | to finish up, to complete | N1 |
| 途上とじょう | とじょう | en/in route, half way | N1 |
| 上回るうわまわる | うわまわる | to exceed | N1 |
| お手上げおてあげ | おてあげ | given in, given up hope | N1 |
| 上がりあがり | あがり | ascent; income; completion, stop | N1 |
| 上位じょうい | じょうい | superior, higher order | N1 |
| 上演じょうえん | じょうえん | art performance | N1 |
| 上空じょうくう | じょうくう | sky, high-altitude sky, upper air | N1 |
| 上昇じょうしょう | じょうしょう | rising, ascending, climbing | N1 |
| 上陸じょうりく | じょうりく | landing, disembarkation | N1 |
| 真上まうえ | まうえ | just above, right overhead | N1 |
| 身の上みのうえ | みのうえ | one's future, one's welfare, one's personal history | N1 |
| 盛り上がるもりあがる | もりあがる | to rouse, to swell, to rise | N1 |
| 読み上げるよみあげる | よみあげる | to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll | N1 |
| 引き上げるひきあげる | ひきあげる | to withdraw, to leave, to pull out | N1 |
Example sentence
その上に座るな。
そのうえにすわるな
Don't sit on it.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #208984 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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