上 — above, up

Readings

On'yomi

ジョウショウシャン

Kun'yomi

うえ-うえうわ-かみあ.げる-あ.げるあ.がる-あ.がるあ.がり-あ.がりのぼ.るのぼ.りのぼ.せるのぼ.すよ.す

Example words

• 上がるあがる(1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore (5) to increase (6) to improve; to make progress (7) to be promoted; to advance (8) to be made (of profit, etc.) (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result) (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die (14) to win (in a card game, etc.) (15) to be arrested (16) to turn up (of evidence, etc.) (17) to be deep fried (18) to be spoken loudly (19) to get stage fright (20) to be offered (to the gods, etc.) (21) to go; to visit (22) to eat; to drink (23) to be listed (as a candidate) (24) to serve (in one's master's home) (25) (in Kyoto) to go north (26) (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion
• 売上げうりあげamount sold; sales; proceeds; takings
• 上るのぼる(1) to ascend; to go up; to climb (2) to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise (3) to go to (the capital) (4) to be promoted (5) to add up to (6) to advance (in price) (7) to swim up (a river); to sail up (8) to come up (on the agenda)
• 引上げるひきあげる(1) to pull up; to drag up; to lift up (2) to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes) (3) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire (4) to return home
• 上昇じょうしょうrising; ascending; climbing
• 向上こうじょうelevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
• 上下じょうげ(1) top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down (2) going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating (3) going and coming back (4) upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people (5) first and second volumes
• 上空じょうくうsky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air