JLPT N1 · Noun

上位 (joui)

上位 (じょうい, joui) is a Japanese noun meaning “superior (in rank); top”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょうい
Romaji: joui
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

superior (in rank); top; ranking · noun, noun taking の
higher order (e.g. byte) · noun
host computer (of connected device) · noun

Example sentences

フォーチューン誌上位５００社は新しい法律で最も打撃を受けました。

Fortune 500 companies were the hardest hit by recent legislation.

Tatoeba #197196

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

Kanji in 上位

上

above, upジョウ・ショウ・うえ・-うえ · 3 strokes

位

rank, grade, throneイ・くらい・ぐらい · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 上位.

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 1352590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.