上

Above

WaniKani level 1 JLPT N5 Joyo grade 1Top 500 · #353 strokes

Meanings

Above, Up

On'yomi

じょう、しょう、しゃん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

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、たてまつ.る

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

上 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

上 (Above) is taught on WaniKani at level 1 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #35 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 1

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Words using 上

お手上げおてあげbeing done for その上そのうえin addition 安上がりやすあがりcheap 以上いじょうnot less than ...右上みぎうえupper right 炎上えんじょうgoing up in flames 屋上おくじょうrooftop 海上かいじょう(on the) sea 開発途上国かいはつとじょうこくdeveloping country 格上げかくあげstatus elevation 机上きじょうon the desk 起き上がるおきあがるto rise 逆上せるのぼせるto feel dizzy 極上ごくじょうfirst-rate 繰り上げるくりあげるto move up 計上けいじょうincluding (a cost) in a total calculation

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