Quick answer
上 is the kanji for "Above". Its reading is うえ (ue). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Above
Also : Up
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
3 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
An arrow pointing upward above a baseline — literally showing direction above. The marks at top reach toward the sky, the line below is the ground.
じょう (jou) sounds like "Joe went up" — Joe climbed to the top floor.
Example Sentences
本はテーブルの上です。
ほんはてーぶるのうえです。
The book is on the table.
上手に日本語を話せますね。
じょうずににほんごをはなせますね。
You speak Japanese well.
Vocabulary using 上
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Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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