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nounうえ · ue

1. Englishabove; over; up

   • 飛行機は山の上を飛んだ。The plane flew over the mountain.

2. Englishtop; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)

   • 本棚の上に手が届きますか。Can you reach to the top of the bookshelf?

3. Englishsurface; on (top of)

   • 机の上に本があります。There is a book on the desk.

4. Englishthe above (in a piece of writing); earlier part

5. Englishsuperior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)

   • 彼のスキーの腕は私よりはるかに上だ。He is far above me in skiing.

6. Englishelder; older; senior

   • 彼は私の兄よりも年が上に見えます。He looks older than my brother.

7. Englishwith respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)

   • 彼は仕事の上では私の先輩だ。He has more experience on the job than I.

8. Englishbesides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...

   • 寒かったうえに、風も強かった。It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.

9. Englishafter ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness)

   • 彼らは合意の上で敏速な行動をとった。They acted immediately by agreement.

10. Englishsince ...; now that ...; because ...

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nounかみ · kami

1. Englishupper reaches (of a river); upper stream

2. Englishtop; upper part; upper half (of the body)

3. Englishlong ago

4. Englishbeginning; first

5. Englishperson of high rank (e.g. the emperor)

6. Englishgovernment; imperial court

7. Englishimperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace

8. Englishhead (of a table)

9. Englishwife; mistress (of a restaurant)

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suffixじょう · jou

1. Englishfrom the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of

   • 彼は経済上の理由で計画を断念した。He gave up the plan for economic reasons.

2. Englishon; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle)

   • 地図上の青い線は川に相当する。The blue lines on the map correspond to rivers.

3. Englishthe best; top; first class; first grade

4. Englishfirst volume (of a two or three-volume set); first book

5. Englishwith my compliments

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