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上 – above, up
3 strokesTaught in grade 1#35 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 上 means above, up. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジョウ、ショウ、シャン (jou, shou, shan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is 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 (ue, ue, uwa, kami, ageru, ageru, agaru, agaru, agari, agari, noboru, nobori, noboseru, nobosu, tatematsuru). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 一 (no. 1).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ジョウ | jou |
| On’yomi | ショウ | shou |
| On’yomi | シャン | shan |
| Kun’yomi | うえ | ue |
| Kun’yomi | -うえ | ue |
| Kun’yomi | うわ- | uwa |
| Kun’yomi | かみ | kami |
| Kun’yomi | あ.げる | ageru |
| Kun’yomi | -あ.げる | ageru |
| Kun’yomi | あ.がる | agaru |
| Kun’yomi | -あ.がる | agaru |
| Kun’yomi | あ.がり | agari |
| Kun’yomi | -あ.がり | agari |
| Kun’yomi | のぼ.る | noboru |
| Kun’yomi | のぼ.り | nobori |
| Kun’yomi | のぼ.せる | noboseru |
| Kun’yomi | のぼ.す | nobosu |
| Kun’yomi | たてまつ.る | tatematsuru |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 一 (Kangxi radical 1). Components: 一・卜.
Words using 上
上うえabove上着うわぎcoat上手じょうずskillful上げるあげるto raise屋上おくじょうrooftop以上いじょうnot less than ...上がるあがるto rise申し上げるもうしあげるto say差し上げるさしあげるto lift up召し上がるめしあがるto eat上じょうfrom the standpoint of上かみupper reaches (of a river)上京じょうきょうgoing (up) to the capital上達じょうたつimprovement (e.g. in skill, ability)上等じょうとうsuperior目上めうえsuperior頂上ちょうじょうtop上るのぼるto ascend上司じょうし(one's) superior持ち上げるもちあげるto elevate立ち上がるたちあがるto stand up取り上げるとりあげるto pick up上うわupper売上うりあげamount sold
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.