JLPT N3 · な-adjective

上等 (joutou)

上等 (じょうとう, joutou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “superior; first-class”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょうとう
Romaji: joutou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

superior; first-class; excellent; top quality · noun taking の, な-adjective, noun
(that's) just fine!; bring it on! · interjection

Example sentences

どうしてこんな上等のぶどう酒を今まで取って置いたのか。

Why have you kept such an excellent wine back till now?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 上等

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	上等だ	じょうとうだ joutouda
Present (polite)	上等です	じょうとうです joutoudesu
Negative	上等じゃない	じょうとうじゃない joutoujanai
Past	上等だった	じょうとうだった joutoudatta
Negative past	上等じゃなかった	じょうとうじゃなかった joutoujanakatta
Te-form	上等で	じょうとうで joutoude
Before a noun	上等な	じょうとうな joutouna
Adverb (~ni)	上等に	じょうとうに joutouni

Kanji in 上等

上

above, upジョウ・ショウ・うえ・-うえ · 3 strokes

等

etc., and so forth, class (first)トウ・ひと.しい・など · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 上等.

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)

Source: JMdict entry 1354030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.