Japanese symbol for “topmost”
一番上
いちばんうえ
Romaji: ichiban'ue
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest
In Japanese, topmost is 一番上, read いちばんうえ (ichiban'ue).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ bangumi | program (e.g. TV); programme |
| 番号 | ばんごう bangou | number; series of digits |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
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.