上 (Kanji for above)

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.

うえ ( の or に )	above ★★★★★
( が ) あ＊がる	something gets raised, lifted, promoted ★★★★★
( を ) あ＊げる	to literally raise (your hands, and wave them from side to side; the roof) ★★★★★
( に ) のぼ＊る	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	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 ★★☆☆☆

以上(いじょう)	more than / that's all ★★★★☆ JERK 以 (compared to) + 上 (above) = 以上 (more than / that's all) 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）
上手(じょうず) な	skilllfully done! ★★★★☆ FP 上 (above) + 手 (hand) = 上手 (skilllfully done!) skillfully done! Usually used to praise one's friends' efforts (at art, music, cooking, etc.)
上級(じょうきゅう) の	advanced-level ★★★☆☆ 上 (above) + 級 (level) = 上級 (advanced-level) 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.
目上の人(めうえ) のひと	higher person ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 目 (eye) + 上 (above) + 人 (person) = 目上の人 (higher person) someone who out-ranks you - at work, school, or in society.

boss or superior person
目上上司課長

classy or sophisticated
上品洗練された優雅な

climb
上る登る昇る

crotch
また股ぐら股間股上

dominate, have supremacy over
至上覇権制覇独占的

great, magnificent
上手うまい素敵立派素晴らしい見事

pile up, cram in
積む積み上げる重ねる詰める

raise up
上げる挙げる揚げる

report on, publish, mention
挙げる掲載する載せる記述記載述べる申し上げる

summit
頂点見所頂上山頂天辺頂