上 — above, up, climb

うえ上 above

U+4E0A Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes Freq #35 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #49 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

above
up
climb

word

あ a Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

申(もう) し上(あ) げる moushiageru to say (humble) 上(あ) げる ageru to raise 上(あ) がる agaru to rise 取(と) り上(あ) げる toriageru to pick up 盛(も) り上(あ) がる moriagaru to get excited 立(た) ち上(あ) がる tachiagaru to stand up 売(う) り上(あ) げ uriage sales 値(ね) 上(あ) げ neage price increase 引(ひ) き上(あ) げる hikiageru to raise 出(で) 来(き) 上(あ) がる dekiagaru to be completed 作(つく) り上(あ) げる tsukuriageru to make up 上(あ) げ age rise 仕(し) 上(あ) げる shiageru to finish 見(み) 上(あ) げる miageru to look up at

あげ age Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

売(うり) 上(あげ) uriage sales

う u Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

上(う) 手(ま) い umai skillful

うえ ue Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

上(うえ) ue above 井(い) 上(うえ) inoue Inoue (surname) 上(うえ) 野(の) ueno Ueno (place name in Tokyo) 上(うえ) 田(だ) ueda Ueda (surname/place name) 年(とし) 上(うえ) toshiue older

うわ uwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

上(うわ) 回(まわ) る uwamawaru to exceed

かみ kami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

村(むら) 上(かみ) murakami Murakami (surname) 川(かわ) 上(かみ) kawakami upstream

のぼ nobo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

上(のぼ) る noboru to climb

じょう jou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

以(い) 上(じょう) ijou more than 上(じょう) 手(ず) jouzu skilled 上(じょう) 昇(しょう) joushou rise 向(こう) 上(じょう) koujou improvement 上(じょう) 記(き) jouki above-mentioned 上(じょう) 下(げ) jouge top and bottom 地(ち) 上(じょう) chijou above ground 上(じょう) 司(し) joushi boss 上(じょう) 映(えい) jouei screening 上(じょう) 位(い) joui higher rank 上(じょう) 場(じょう) joujou listing (on stock exchange) 途(と) 上(じょう) tojou on the way 史(し) 上(じょう) shijou in history 上(じょう) 級(きゅう) joukyuu advanced level 海(かい) 上(じょう) kaijou on the sea 上(じょう) 限(げん) jougen upper limit 計(けい) 上(じょう) keijou appropriation 陸(りく) 上(じょう) rikujou land 路(ろ) 上(じょう) rojou on the road

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

上海(しゃんはい) shanhai Shanghai

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

上海(しゃんはい) shanhai Shanghai

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Meanings

word

あ a Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

あげ age Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

う u Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

うえ ue Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

うわ uwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かみ kami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

のぼ nobo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

じょう jou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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