“Up” or “Above” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “上”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “上” means “Superior”, “Elder” or “Person of high rank” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “上”
Jouyou Kanji “上” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 3 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | じょう(jou) |
| しょう(shou) | |
| Kun-Yomi | うえ(ue) |
| うわ(uwa) | |
| かみ(kami) | |
| あ(げる)(a(geru)) | |
| あ(がる)(a(garu)) | |
| のぼ(る)(nobo(ru)) | |
| のぼ(せる)(nobo(seru)) | |
| のぼ(す)(nobo(su)) | |
| ほとり(hotori) | |
| たてまつ(る)(tatematsu(ru)) | |
| Meanings | Upper part, Top, Summit, High |
| Older, Better, Superior, More, Greater | |
| Go up, Ascend, Climb, Rise | |
| Forward parts of time, river and flow etc | |
| Raise, Lift, Hoist | |
| Near, By (the river or lake etc) | |
| Dizzy, Flush, Get excited | |
| Offer, Present, Submit | |
| Go to the capital city | |
| Mistress, Wife |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “上”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 上手(うわて-u wa te) | ① Be better (at something) than, Be superior, ② Overarm (throw–Sumo), ③ Overhand (throw–Baseball) |
| 上手(かみて-ka mi te) | Upper part |
| 上手(じょうず-jo u zu) | Proficient, Skilful, Good, Expert, Practiced |
| 上荷(うわに-u wa ni) | Top cargo, Top of the load |
| 上達部(かんだちべ or かんだちめ-ka n da chi be (or) ka n da chi me) | Nobility |
| 上位(じょうい-jo u i) | Higher rank, Senior, Superior |
| 上意(じょうい-jo u i) | Emperor’s wishes, Lord’s will, Lord’s order, Shogun’s will, Shogun’s order |
| 上院(じょういん-jo u i n) | Upper house, Senate |
| 上映(じょうえい-jo u e i) | Put on the screen, Projecting a movie and showing it to the audience |
| 上苑(じょうえん-jo u e n) | Garden of the Emperor, Gardens in the palace |
| 上演(じょうえん-jo u e n) | Performance, Performing a play on the stage |
| 上界(じょうかい-jo u ka i) | Upper-bound, Heaven |
| 上気(じょうき-jo u ki) | Flushing (of one’s cheeks), Rush of blood to the head |
| 上記(じょうき-jo u ki) | Above mentioned |
| 上客(じょうきゃく-jo u kya ku) | Good customer, Guest of honor |
| 上級(じょうきゅう-jo u kyu u) | Advanced level, Senior classes, Senior grade, Upper grade |
| 上京(じょうきょう-jo u kyo u) | Proceeding to the capital |
| 上空(じょうくう-jo u ku u) | Sky, Up in the air, Up in the sky |
| 上下(じょうげ-jo u ge) | Upper and lower, Up and down |
| 上下動(じょうげどう-jo u ge do u) | Vertical motion, Vertical movement, Up-and-down motion |
| 上弦(じょうげん-jo u ge n) | Top chord, Upper chord, First quarter |
| 上戸(じょうこ-jo u ko) | ① Heavy drinker, Tippler, Boozer, Sot, ② Drinking habits (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker etc) |
| 上古(じょうこ-jo u ko) | Ancient times |
| 上皇(じょうこう-jo u ko u) | Retired emperor, Ex-emperor, Former emperor |
| 上告(じょうこく-jo u ko ku) | Final appeal (to the highest court) |
| 上根(じょうこん-jo u ko n) | ① Shallow roots that spread near the surface, ② A person with a deep understanding of Buddhism |
| 上座(じょうざ or かみざ-jo u za (or) ka mi za) | Upper seat, Seat of honor |
| 上巳(じょうし-jo u shi) | Doll’s Festival (March 3), Girls’ Festival, Peach Festival |
| 上司(じょうし-jo u shi) | One’s superior, One’s boss |
| 上使(じょうし-jo u shi) | Shogun’s envoy, Emissary, Messenger from the Shogun |
| 上肢(じょうし-jo u shi) | ① Upper limb, Arm, ② Foreleg, Front leg |
| 上梓(じょうし-jo u shi) | ① Wood-block printing, ② Publication |
| 上述(じょうじゅ-jo u ju) | Above-mentioned, Above-stated, Aforementioned, Aforesaid |
| 上首尾(じょうしゅび-jo u shu bi) | Great success, Happy result, Good result |
| 上旬(じょうじゅん-jo u ju n) | First third of a month, First ten days of a month |
| 上書(じょうしょ-jo u sho) | A document in which opinions or reports are sent to a superior (such as a boss or ruler) |
| 上書き or 上書(うわがき-u wa ga ki) | ① Overwriting (data, file, etc.), ② Superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc), Address |
| 上昇(じょうしょう-jo u sho u) | Rising, Ascending, Climbing |
| 上々(じょうじょう-jo u jo u) | The very best, Excellent, Superb |
| 上々吉(じょうじょうきち-jo u jo u ki chi) | Excellent, Best |
| 上場(じょうじょう-jo u jo u) | ① Listing (on the stock exchange etc), Taking (a company) public, ② Performance (of a play, opera etc), Staging, Presentation |
| 上乗(じょうじょう-jo u jo u) | Mahayana buddhism, Higher Buddhist Thought |
| 上申(じょうしん-jo u shi n) | To submit a report (to one’s boss) |
| 上人(じょうじん-jo u ji n) | A person of high status, A person who understands reason well |
| 上人(しょうにん-sho u ni n) | An outstanding monk with wisdom and virtue |
| 上水(じょうすい-jo u su i) | Service water, Tap water, Drinkable water supply |
| 上製(じょうせい-jo u se i) | Finely‐made goods, Superior make, Luxury binding |
| 上席(じょうせき-jo u se ki) | Upper seat, Higher (rank or status) |
| 上船 or 乗船(じょうせん-jo u se n) | Boarding, Embarking (a ship), embarkation |
| 上訴(じょうそ-jo u so) | Appeal (from a lower court to a higher court) |
| 上奏(じょうそう-jo u so u) | Report to the emperor |
| 上層(じょうそう-jo u so u) | Upper layer, Overstory |
| 上体(じょうたい-jo u ta i) | Upper body, Upper part of the body |
| 上代(じょうだい-jo u da i) | Ancient times, Remote ages, Early history |
| 上達(じょうたつ-jo u ta tsu) | Progress, Advance, Improvement (e.g. in skill, ability etc) |
| 上段(じょうだん-jo u da n) | ① Upper tier, Upper section, Upper deck, Upper row, Upper step, Upper grade, Upper berth, Top shelf, Raised part of floor, ② Overhead position (of a sword in kendo etc) |
| 上知 or 上智(じょうち-jo u chi) | Supreme wisdom, Person of great wisdom |
| 上長(じょうちょう-jo u cho u) | One’s elders, One’s seniors, One’s superiors |
| 上帝(じょうてい-jo u te i) | Heaven, God, Creator of the universe |
| 上程(じょうてい-jo u te i) | Bring a bill up for discussion, To make the proposal the subject of discussion at a meeting |
| 上天(じょうてん-jo u te n) | ① Sky, Heavens, ② God, The Lord, The Creator, The Supreme Being, ③ Ascension (into heaven) |
| 上棟(じょうとう-jo u to u) | Raising the ridgepole |
| 上等(じょうとう-jo u to u) | ① Superior, First-class, Excellent, Top quality, ② That’s just fine!, Bring it on! |
| 上納(じょうのう-jo u no u) | Payment to the government |
| 上膊(じょうはく-jo u ha ku) | Upper arm, Brachium |
| 上表(じょうひょう-jo u hyo u) | Submitting a document stating opinions and wishes to the Emperor |
| 上品(じょうひん-jo u hi n) | ① Elegant, Refined, Polished, Stylish, Sophisticated, ② High-quality goods, First-class article |
| 上布(じょうふ-jo u fu) | High-quality plain-woven hemp cloth |
| 上聞(じょうぶん-jo u bu n) | Imperial hearing |
| 上分別(じょうふんべつ-jo u fu n be tsu) | Good idea, Wise policy |
| 上方(じょうほう-jo u ho u) | Upper, Upward |
| 上方(かみがた-ka mi ga ta) | Kyoto-Osaka region, Kansai region, Kyoto and vicinity |
| 上木(じょうぼく-jo u bo ku) | ① Publication, Wood-block printing, ② Canopy, Upper tree, Overwood |
| 上洛(じょうらく-jo u ra ku) | Going to Kyoto, Visiting Kyoto |
| 上覧(じょうらん-jo u ra n) | Imperial inspection, To be viewed by people of high rank such as the Emperor or the Shogun |
| 上陸(じょうりく-jo u ri ku) | ① Landing, Going ashore, Disembarkation, ② Making landfall (of a typhoon), Striking land, Hitting land |
| 上略(じょうりゃく-jo u rya ku) | First paragraphs omitted |
| 上流(じょうりゅう-jo u ryu u) | ① Upper stream, Upper course, Upper reaches, ② Upper classes |
| 上臈(じょうろう-jo u ro u) | Court lady, Noblewoman |
| 以上(いじょう-i jo u) | ① Not less than, And over, And above, ② Above, More than, Further than, ③ Above-mentioned, ④ That’s all, That is the end, The end |
| 炎上(えんじょう-e n jo u) | Going up in flames, flaming |
| 屋上(おくじょう-o ku jo u) | Housetop, Roof, Rooftop |
| 風上(かざかみ-ka za ka mi) | Windward, Upwind, Wind direction |
| 逆上(ぎゃくじょう-gya ku jo u) | Frenzy, Going into a frenzy, Flying into a rage |
| 下克上(げこくじょう-ge ko ku jo u) | Uprising, Social revolution, Junior dominating senior, Retainer supplanting his lord |
| 献上(けんじょう-ke n jo u) | To give a gift to a person of high rank |
| 口上(こうじょう-ko u jo u) | Vocal message, Speech, Statement, Verbal message |
| 向上(こうじょう-ko u jo u) | Progress, Improvement, Advancement |
| 極上(ごくじょう-go ku jo u) | First-rate, Finest quality, The best |
| 最上(さいじょう-sa i jo u) | The best, Highest, Uppermost |
| 参上(さんじょう-sa n jo u) | Calling on, Visiting |
| 至上(しじょう-shi jo u) | Supreme, Supremacy |
| 誌上(しじょう-shi jo u) | In a magazine |
| 身上(しんじょう-shi n jo u) | ① One’s background, One’s history, One’s circumstances, Fortune, Circumstance, ② One’s merit, Asset, Strong point |
| 席上(せきじょう-se ki jo u) | At the meeting, On the occasion |
| 奏上(そうじょう-so u jo u) | Report to the Emperor, Reporting to the Throne |
| 卓上(たくじょう-ta ku jo u) | Desktop, Desk-top, Tabletop |
| 地上(ちじょう-chi jo u) | ① Above ground, On the ground, Earth’s surface, ② This world, This earth |
| 頂上(ちょうじょう-cho u jo u) | Top, Summit, Crest |
| 呈上(ていじょう-te i jo u) | Giving, Gifting, Presenting |
| 天上(てんじょう-te n jo u) | Heavens, Sky |
| 途上(とじょう-to jo u) | On the way, En route, In the process of (development, construction etc), In the middle of |
| 返上(へんじょう-he n jo u) | Return, Giving back, Giving up, Restoration |
| 陸上(りくじょう-ri ku jo u) | ① Land, Ground, ② Track and field, Athletics |
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