JLPT N5 vocabulary

上meaning and reading

Reading and pitch accent

うえ0Heiban · flatalso 2

Meaning

  1. above, over, up
  2. top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase)
  3. surface, on top of
  4. the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part
  5. superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper class
  6. elder, older, senior
  7. with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk)
  8. besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ...
  9. after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ...
  10. since ..., now that ..., because ...
  11. honorable, venerable, dear (honorific, after a person of higher status)
  12. emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo (archaic)
Illustration of 上

Example sentences

  1. あの映画館えいがかんは狭いせま上うえに、画面がめんも小さいちい。

    Not only is the movie theatre cramped, but the screen is also small.

  2. 仕事しごとの上うえでは、 彼かれは全くまった問題もんだいがない。

    He's not a problem at all at work.

  3. 朝食ちょうしょくを食べたて歯はを磨いみがた上うえで、学校がっこうへ行くい。

    After I eat breakfast and brush my teeth, I go to school.