Meaning of 上位(じょうい) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 上位 JLPT 1

Kana Reading じょうい

Romaji jōi

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`

Meaning

superior (rank not class); ranking
Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

higher order (e.g. byte)
Parts of speech

computer terminology

Meaning

host computer (of connected device)

Example Sentences

上位, じょうい used in context

ＯＥＣＤの調査(ちょうさ)で北欧諸国(ほくおうしょこく)が税率(ぜいりつ)において世界(せかい)の上位(じょうい)をキープした(する)。

In the OECD survey, northern European countries are keeping their high ranking in tax-rates.
類人猿(るいじんえん)は知的に(ちてき)は犬(いぬ)より上位(じょうい)である。

Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.
上位(じょうい)２社(やしろ)で市場(いちば)の５０％を上回る(うわまわる)シェアを占めている。

Between them, the two largest companies account for a share large than 50% of the market.
フォーチューン誌(し)上位(じょうい)５００社(やしろ)は新しい(あたらしい)法律(ほうりつ)で最も(もっとも)打撃(だげき)を受けました(うける)。

Fortune 500 companies were the hardest hit by recent legislation.

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JLPT N1 Study List
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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

位 JLPT 3

rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

On: イ

Kun: くらい, ぐらい

7 strokes

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上 JLPT 5

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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