Japanese symbol for “fluctuating”
上下
じょうげ
Romaji: jouge
top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
In Japanese, fluctuating is 上下, read じょうげ (jouge).
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Meanings
- n top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down
- n, vi, vs going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
- n, vi, vs going and coming back
- n upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
- n first and second volumes
- n top and bottom; two-piece (outfit) (cloth)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
| 向上 | こうじょう koujou | elevation; rise; improvement |
| 上司 | じょうし joushi | (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups |
| 地上 | ちじょう chijou | above ground; on the ground; earth's surface |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.