上 — above, up, climb
うえ
上
above
うえ
U+4E0A
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #35
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #49
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- above
- up
- climb
Readings
- On'yomi
- じょう jou しゃん shan しょう shou
- Kun'yomi
- うえ ue うわ uwa かみ kami たてまつ tatematsu のぼ nobo あ a
word
うえ ue Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しょう ・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
うわ uwa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かみ kami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
のぼ nobo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
あ a Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Words by frequency and grade
153 wordsEach dot is a word containing 上: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 57 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
うだつの上がらない
慣用句
the gable post not rising
ハードルを上げる
慣用句
to raise the hurdle
上手を行く
慣用句
to go along the upper hand
手が上がる
慣用句
a hand goes rising straight up
目の上のこぶ
慣用句
a bump sitting right above the eye
切れ上がる
慣用句
cuts and rises upward
軍配が上がる
慣用句
the war fan rises
産声を上げる
慣用句
raise up the birth cry
好きこそものの上手なれ
諺
Liking something is the best way to become skillful at it
上には上がある
諺
above there is always something higher
上には上がある
諺
above there is always something higher
上には上がいる
諺
above there is always someone higher still
上には上がいる
諺
above there is always someone higher still