上
うえ
ue
JLPT N53 strokesKanjiLevel 2 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
上 is the kanji for "Up / Above". A common reading is うえ (ue). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Up / Above
Also : Up · Above
Readings
kunうえ/ uekunうわ/ uwakunかみ/ kamikunあ.げる/ agerukunあ.がる/ agarukunあ.がり/ agarikunのぼ.る/ noborukunのぼ.り/ noborikunのぼ.せる/ noboserukunのぼ.す/ nobosukunたてまつ.る/ tatematsuruonじょう/ jouonしょう/ shouonしゃん/ shan
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
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.
Reading ·
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.
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