JLPT N4 vocabulary

以上meaning and reading

Reading and pitch accent

いじょう1Atamadaka · high start

Meaning

  1. not less than ..., ... and over, ... and above, ... and upwards, ... or more
  2. beyond (e.g. one's expectations), above, more than, further than
  3. (no-adjective) (noun) the above, the above-mentioned, the aforementioned, the foregoing
  4. (noun) (conjunction) since ..., seeing that ..., now that ..., once ... (after a verb)
  5. (expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)) that's all, that is the end, the end

Example sentences

  1. 外国がいこくに来きた以上いじょう、 その国くにの文化ぶんかを勉強べんきょうした方ほうがよい。

    Because you've come to a foreign country, it's best to study that country's culture.

  2. 入院にゅういんを経へてすっかり回復かいふくした彼女かのじょは、倒れるたお前まえ以上いじょうに働いはたらた。

    After being hospitalized and recovering, she worked even more than before she fell ill.

  3. 漢字かんじが六千ろくせん以上いじょうもある中国語ちゅうごくごに比べくらて日本語にほんごは学びまなやすいと思いおもます。

    Compared to Chinese with its 6000-plus kanji, I think Japanese is easy to study.