上下 (Jouge) is a Japanese noun meaning “top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends”.
Meanings
- nountop and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoing up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoing and coming back
- nounupper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
- nounfirst and second volumes
- nountop and bottom; two-piece (outfit)
Examples
彼は首を上下に振った。
He shook his head up and down.
彼は旗を上下に動かした。
He moved the flags up and down.
バスは上下に激しく揺れた。
The bus rocked heavily up and down.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).