Kanji 上: "above, up"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 上

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 上うえabove; over; up · top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
• 上あげるto raise; to elevate · to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
• 以い上じょうnot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards · beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
• 上あがるto rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend · to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
• 上手うまいskillful; skilful; skilled; good · delicious; tasty; good; nice
• これ以い上じょうany more; anymore; any further; any better
• 上じょうfrom the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of · on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle)
• それ以い上じょうfurther; above (that); greater (than that); any more
• 立たち上あがるto stand up; to get up; to rise (to one's feet) · to recover; to regain one's energy; to rise
• 見み上あげるto look up at; to raise one's eyes · to look up to; to admire; to respect
• 地ち上じょうabove ground; on the ground; earth's surface · this world; this earth
• その上うえin addition; furthermore · above (which); on top of (which)

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