Number:
123
上 above
(katakana toe)
+ 一
(one/line radical)
ONYOMI: JOU
JOE Stalin was at the top , above the Soviet government.
Think of the 一 as being a line, and there's a toe poking above the line.
DESCRIPTION: -
KUNYOMI:
- うえ ( の or に )
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above
- ( が ) あ＊がる
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something gets raised, lifted, promoted
- ( を ) あ＊げる
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to literally raise (your hands, and wave them from side to side; the roof)
- ( に ) のぼ＊る
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rise up : Sometimes literal (climb a ladder, go up hill) , but usually figuragive ( To rise to stardom, a cost that runs as high as a billion annually).
- ( xxx ) じょう
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SUFFIX meaning, 'in terms of.' For example, ネット上 (he's big on the internet, but not really anywhere else) or 歴史上 (historically)
(SUF)
JUKUGO:
USED IN:
- 以上 ( いじょう )
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２ meanings. usually said when you finish ordering something (food, copies, condoms) ； 'That'll be all.' It also means, "on top of all that" or "more than" (used like xxx以上、or sometimes also 以上 のｘｘｘ）
(JERK)
以 (compared to) + 上 (above) = 以上 (more than / that's all)
- 上手 な ( じょうず な)
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skillfully done! Usually used to praise one's friends' efforts (at art, music, cooking, etc.)
(FP)
上 (above) + 手 (hand) = 上手 (skilllfully done!)
- 上級 の ( じょうきゅう の)
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advanced level. When you finish this book, you'll still be a beginner of kanji but you'll have advanced level skills at making people aware of problems in life that their Moms might face.
上 (above) + 級 (level) = 上級 (advanced-level)
- 目上 ( めうえ )
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someone who out-ranks you - at work, school, or in society.
(KUNKUN)
目 (eye) + 上 (above) = 目上 (higher person)