Japanese Dictionary
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Meaning of 上 in Japanese
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上JLPT 3
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Kana Readingかみ
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Romajikami
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- upper reaches (of a river); upper stream
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- top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
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- long ago
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- beginning; first
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- person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
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- government; imperial court
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- imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace
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- head (of a table)
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- wife; mistress (of a restaurant)
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Kanji in this word
上
JLPT 5
3 strokes
above, up
On'Yomi: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン
Kun'Yomi: 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