上

うえ

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, used as a suffix

above
up
over
elder (e.g. daughter)

top
summit

surface
on

before
previous

superiority
one's superior (i.e. one's elder)

on top of that
besides
what's more

upon (further inspection, etc.)
based on (and occurring after)

matters concerning...
as concerns ...

since (i.e. "for that reason")

noun, used as a suffix

suffix indicating higher social standing

place of one's superior (i.e. the throne)

emperor
sovereign
shogun
daimyo

noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

Related Kanji

上	above, up

Example Sentences

寒かったうえに、風が強かった。

It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.

お席の上の棚の中に入っております。

It's in the overhead compartment.

机の上にペンが何本ありますか。

Are there any pens on the desk?

あなたには禍の前兆である壁上の書きものが読めるかもしれないが、私にはちんぷんかんぷんだ。

You may be able to read the handwriting on the wall, but it is Greek to me.

会社は税金上の目的で本社所在地を香港に移した。

The company moved its corporate domicile to Hong Kong for tax purposes.