Japanese symbol for “foregoing”
以上
いじょう
Romaji: ijou
not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards
In Japanese, foregoing is 以上, read いじょう (ijou).
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Meanings
- n-suf not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
- n-suf beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
- adj-no, n the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
- conj, n since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
- exp that's all; that is the end; the end
Written forms: 以上、已上. Readings: いじょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “foregoing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上文 | じょうぶん joubun | the foregoing; the forgoing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以前 | いぜん izen | before; prior to; ago |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 以来 | いらい irai | since; henceforth |
| 以内 | いない inai | within; inside of; less than |
| 以降 | いこう ikou | on and after; from ... onward; since |
| 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 |
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.