Kanji 上 — "Above"
Here is what 上 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Above" stick.
Also means: Up, Over
How it is read
じょう, しょう, しゃん
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
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, たてまつ.る
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
One Branch sticking up from the top — this kanji means Above!
- ⼀ One
A single stroke counts as the number One, see? Japanese is that simple!
- ト Branch
When the straight line has a stroke coming out from the side, it's no longer a staff. It's a Branch!
Words that use 上
12 of 51 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 以上 いじょう more than, this is all
- 上 うえ / じょう / うわ / かみ above, on top
- 上げる あげる to raise, to lift, to give (v.t.)
- 上がる あがる to rise (v.i.), to go up
- 地上 ちじょう above ground, ground level, on land
- 上司 じょうし one's superior
- 申し上げる もうしあげる (humble)to say (v.t.), to tell
- 上手 じょうず skilled, good at
- 盛り上がる もりあがる to rouse, to swell, to rise
- 屋上 おくじょう rooftop
- 召し上がる めしあがる to eat (honorific), to drink (honorific), honorific form of 食べる and 飲む
- 差し上げる さしあげる to give (humble), humble expression for あげる
Want 上 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
