上

うえ

above

N5 #1,276

Meanings

  1. noun, takes の above; over; up
  2. noun top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
  3. surface; on (top of)
  4. noun, takes の the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
  5. takes の, noun superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
  6. elder; older; senior
  7. noun, as ...上で(は) or ...上の with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
  8. as ...上(に) besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
  9. as ...上(で) after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
  10. as ...上は since ...; now that ...; because ...
  11. suffix, honorific, after a person of higher status honorable; venerable; dear
  12. noun, archaic emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo

かみ

  1. noun upper reaches (of a river); upper stream
  2. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
  3. long ago
  4. beginning; first
  5. honorific person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
  6. government; imperial court
  7. imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace
  8. head (of a table)
  9. honorific wife; mistress (of a restaurant)

じょう

  1. suffix from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of; as a matter of; in view of; so far as ... is concerned
  2. on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle)
  3. noun, takes の the best; top; first class; first grade
  4. noun first volume (of a two or three-volume set); first book
  5. expression, written on a gift's wrapping paper with my compliments

うわ

  1. noun, prefix upper; upward; outer; surface; top

Its kanji

In sentences

床とこの上うえに置おいて。 Put it on the floor. #11391180

私わたしは草くさの上うえに寝ねた。 I laid myself on the grass. #155351

机つくえの上うえに鍵かぎがある。 There is a key on the desk. #183436

家いえは丘おかの上うえにある。 My house is on a hill. #1176920

海うみの上うえに島しまがある。 There are islands in the sea. #4772298

丘おかの上うえで待まってる。 I'm waiting on the hill. #10014808

本ほんは、食卓しょくたくの上うえよ。 Your book is on the table. #12324555

木きの上うえに塔とうが見みえる。 We can see the tower above the trees. #80123