上 — kanji meaning “above”
上
above, up
- Meanings
- above, up
- On'yomi
- ジョウ (jou)、ショウ (shou)、シャン (shan)
- Kun'yomi
- うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、-あ.げる、あ.がる、-あ.がる、あ.がり、-あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、たてまつ.る
- Name readings
- あおい、あげ、い、か、かき、かず
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #35 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 1
- Chinese reading
- shàng, shǎng — Chinese character page
Words with 上
| 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 |
| 史上 | しじょう shijou | in history; ever; historical |
| 上手 | じょうず jouzu | skillful; skilled; proficient |
| 上がり | あがり agari | rise; increase; ascent |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom; high and low; above and below |
| 上映 | じょうえい jouei | screening (a movie); showing |
| 上がる | あがる agaru | to rise; to go up; to come up |
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