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上 うえ N5

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

上 かみ N3

  1. upper reaches (of a river); upper stream
  2. top; upper half (of the body); upper part
  3. long ago
  4. beginning; first
  5. person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
  6. government; imperial court
  7. capital region (i.e. Kansai); imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); region (or direction of) the imperial palace
  8. head (of a table)
  9. mistress (of a restaurant); wife

上 じょう N3

  1. as a matter of; from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; in terms of; in view of; so far as ... is concerned; with respect to
  2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); above; on; on top of
  3. first class; first grade; the best; top
  4. first book; first volume (of a two or three-volume set)
  5. with my compliments

上 うわ N3

  1. outer; surface; top; upper; upward

上手 じょうず N5

  1. adept; clever; good (at); proficient; skilled; skillful
  2. flattery

上着 うわぎ N5

  1. coat; jacket; outerwear
  2. top; upper-body garment

上がる あがる N4

  1. to ascend; to be raised; to come up; to go up; to rise
  2. to come in; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to go in
  3. to advance to the next grade; to enter (a school)
  4. to be washed ashore; to come ashore; to get out (of water)
  5. to float atop the water; to rise to the surface; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse)
  6. to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to increase; to rise
  7. to improve; to make progress
  8. to advance; to be promoted
  9. to be made (of profit, etc.)
  10. to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
  11. to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
  12. to be done; to be finished; to be over
  13. to clear up (of weather); to stop (of rain)
  14. to cut out; to die; to give out; to stop (working properly)
  15. to win (in a card game, etc.)
  16. to be raised loudly (of a voice); to be spoken loudly
  17. to get nervous; to get stage fright
  18. to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
  19. to go; to visit
  20. to drink; to eat
  21. to serve (in one's master's home)
  22. to amuse oneself in a red light district; to enter a red light district; to visit a brothel
  23. to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement); to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd); to become excited
  24. to be complete; to finish
  25. adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently
  26. above; north of

上げる あげる N4

  1. to elevate; to raise
  2. to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
  3. to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
  4. to let in (e.g. a guest); to show someone (into a room)
  5. to give
  6. to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
  7. to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
  8. to achieve (e.g. a good result); to earn (something desirable); to obtain
  9. to promote (someone)
  10. to complete; to finish
  11. to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
  12. to lift up (one's face); to look up; to raise (one's gaze)
  13. to do up (one's hair)
  14. to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
  15. to commend; to flatter; to praise
  16. to cover expenses (with a given amount); to make do (with less expenses than expected); to set costs
  17. to complete (a lesson); to finish (one's studies); to pass (e.g. a class)
  18. to post; to publish (on the internet); to upload (e.g. an image)
  19. to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood; to raise someone's spirits
  20. (of the tide) to come in; to rise
  21. to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
  22. to throw up; to vomit
  23. to do for (the sake of someone else)
  24. to complete ...
  25. to humbly do ...

上手い うまい N4

  1. appropriate; apt; clever (expression, trick, etc.); expert; good; skilful; skilled; skillful
  2. delicious; good; nice; tasty
  3. fortunate; good (deal, idea, etc.); lucky; profitable; promising; satisfactory; splendid; successful

上る のぼる N3

  1. to ascend; to climb; to go up
  2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise
  3. to go to (the capital)
  4. to be promoted
  5. to add up to
  6. to advance (in price)
  7. to sail up; to swim up (a river)
  8. to come up (on the agenda)
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