Meaning of 以上 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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以上, 已上JLPT 4
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Kana Readingいじょう
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Romajiijō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- above-mentioned; foregoing
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- Parts of speech
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- since ...; seeing that ...
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- this is all; that is the end; the end
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Example Sentences
以上, 已上, いじょう used in context
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It is not rare at all to live over ninety years.
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It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.
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OK!! Bro!! I don't want to hear any more!
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その陰謀を画策してる人たちを必要以上に大きく見てしまうことは、まさに彼らの思うツボだと思います。
I think overestimating the people masterminding that conspiracy is exactly what they want.
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Despite being no big deal it's unnecessarily pompous.
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以上のように、実にシンプルな誰でも出来るノウハウで十分な利益と顧客は確保できるのです！
As shown above, it is possible to obtain ample profit and customers with truly simple know-how that anyone can do!
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Related Kanji
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above, up
On: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン
Kun: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す
3 strokes
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