Japanese symbol for “uppercut”
アッパー
アッパー
Romaji: appaa
upper; upward
In Japanese, uppercut is アッパー (appaa).
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Meanings
- adj-f upper; upward
- n upper (of a shoe)
- n uppercut
- n upper (drug); stimulant
Other Japanese words for “uppercut”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アッパーカット | アッパーカット appaakatto | uppercut |
| アッパースイング | アッパースイング appaasuingu | upward swing (in golf, baseball, etc.); uppercut |
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.