上 Kanji – above
The Japanese kanji 上 can mean above, up.
Meaning and Readings
How is 上 read?
上 has the onyomi readings ジョウ, ショウ, シャン and the kunyomi readings 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.
In romaji, these readings can be written as jou, shou, shan, ue, uwa, kami, ageru, agaru, agari, noboru, nobori, noboseru, nobosu, tatematsuru.
Common Japanese Words Using 上
These common Japanese words contain 上. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お手上げ（おてあげ） — being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
- その上（そのうえ） — in addition, furthermore
- 安上がり（やすあがり） — cheap, economical
- 以上（いじょう） — not less than ..., ... and over, ... and above, ... and upwards, ... or more
- 右上（みぎうえ） — upper right
- 炎上（えんじょう） — going up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
- 屋上（おくじょう） — rooftop
- 海上（かいじょう） — (on the) sea, surface of the sea
- 開発途上国（かいはつとじょうこく） — developing country, emerging nation
- 格上げ（かくあげ） — status elevation, upgrading, promotion