# 上 above

(katakana toe) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
3 strokes
DUPE PN DUH

## Onyomi

JOU | JOE Stalin was at the top , above the Soviet government.

## Mnemonic

| Think of the 一 as being a line, and there's a toe poking above the line.

## Kunyomi

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 ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

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.

## Used In

- 寂
- 督

## Synonyms

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