JLPT N4 · Expression

以上 (ijou)

以上 (いじょう, ijou) is a Japanese expression meaning “not less than ...; ... and over”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いじょう
Romaji: ijou
Word class: Expression
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more · suffix noun
beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than · suffix noun
the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing · noun taking の, noun
since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ... · noun, conjunction · after a verb
that's all; that is the end; the end · expression

Example sentences

６歳以上の子供は学校に通わなければならない。

Children of six and above should attend school.

Tatoeba #235066

これ以上の値引きは、私どもを赤字に追いやるでしょう。

A further reduction would make us go into the red.

Tatoeba #217593

必要以上にお金を使わないようにしなさい。

Try not to spend more money than is necessary.

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

Kanji in 以上

by means of, because, in view ofイ・もっ.て · 5 strokes

above, upジョウ・ショウ・うえ・-うえ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 以上.

以下いかnot exceeding ...以内いないwithin以外いがいexcluding以前いぜんbefore以来いらいsince以後いごafter this以降いこうon and after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上がるあがるto rise申し上げるもうしあげるto say

Source: JMdict entry 1155120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.