Meanings

1. noun, adjectival nounabove; over; up
2. nountop; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
3. nounsurface; on (top of)
4. noun, adjectival nounthe above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
5. adjectival noun, nounsuperior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
6. adjectival noun, nounelder; older; senior

Examples

• 万万承知の上です。

  I know it very well.

• 木の上に塔が見える。

  We can see the tower above the trees.

• 僕は舞台の上であがった。

  I got nervous on stage.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 上

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