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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

  1. not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more · suffix noun
  2. beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than · suffix noun
  3. the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing · noun taking の, noun
  4. since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ... · noun, conjunction · after a verb
  5. 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.
Tatoeba #85431

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

Kanji in 以上

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