上 — above, up, climb

うえ上 above

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes direction

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.

Meanings

above
up
climb

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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).

上(うえ) ue above 上(うえ) 田(だ) ueda Ueda (surname/place name) この上(うえ) ない konouenai utmost 右(みぎ) 上(うえ) migiue upper right 年(とし) 上(うえ) toshiue older 上(うえ) 野(の) ueno Ueno (place name in Tokyo) 上(うえ) 原(はら) uehara Uehara 井(い) 上(うえ) inoue Inoue (surname)

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).

上(じょう) 手(ず) jouzu skilled 上(じょう) 下(げ) jouge top and bottom 上(じょう) 空(くう) joukuu sky above 水(すい) 上(じょう) suijou on the water 上(じょう) 記(き) jouki above-mentioned 地(ち) 上(じょう) chijou above ground 上(じょう) 場(じょう) joujou listing (on stock exchange) 海(かい) 上(じょう) kaijou on the sea

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).

上(うわ) 回(まわ) る uwamawaru to exceed 上(うわ) 着(ぎ) uwagi jacket

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).

村(むら) 上(かみ) murakami Murakami (surname) 川(かわ) 上(かみ) kawakami upstream 上(かみ) 方(がた) kamigata Kyoto area

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).

上(のぼ) る noboru to climb 上(のぼ) り nobori ascent

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).

上(あ) げる ageru to raise 上(あ) がる agaru to rise 立(た) ち上(あ) がる tachiagaru to stand up 上(あ) げ age rise 見(み) 上(あ) げる miageru to look up at 上(あ) がり agari rise 売(う) り上(あ) げ uriage sales 引(ひ) き上(あ) げる hikiageru to raise

う u 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).

上(う) 手(ま) い umai skillful

あげ age 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).

売(うり) 上(あげ) uriage sales

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.

上海(しゃんはい) shanhai Shanghai

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卜 divination

いち一 one #1

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とうげ峠 mountain peak

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上 — above, up, climb

Meanings

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).

う u 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).

あげ age 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.

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上 — above, up, climb

Meanings

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).

う u 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).

あげ age 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.

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

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).