Japanese Words Containing 上

Word	Reading	Definition	JLPT
上	うえ	above; over; up; top	n5
上る	のぼる	to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun)	n3
上げる	あげる	to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)	n5
向上	こうじょう	elevation; rise; improvement; advancement	n2
上がる	あがる	to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend	n5
上手	じょうず	skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at)	n5
地上	ちじょう	above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world	n2
見上げる	みあげる	to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire	n2
上り	のぼり	ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb	n1
申し上げる	もうしあげる	to say; to tell; to state; to express	n3
上下	うえした	top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below	n3
身の上	みのうえ	one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot
上記	じょうき	above-mentioned; above-named; above	n2
上野	こうずけ	Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
事実上	じじつじょう	as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality
立ち上る	たちのぼる	to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
上昇	じょうしょう	rising; ascending; climbing	n2
上品	じょうひん	elegant; refined; polished; stylish	n3
取り上げる	とりあげる	to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept	n3
上司	じょうし	(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups	n3
上等	じょうとう	superior; first-class; excellent; top quality	n2
上流	じょうりゅう	upper stream; upper course; upper reaches; upstream
仕上げる	しあげる	to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through	n2
頂上	ちょうじょう	top; summit; peak	n2
上京	じょうきょう	going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo	n2
頭上	ずじょう	overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
上方	じょうほう	upper part; upper region; region above	n4
海上	かいじょう	(on the) sea; surface of the sea	n2
上げ	あげ	tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
差し上げる	さしあげる	to lift up; to hold up; to raise; to give	n3
立ち上がる	たちあがる	to stand up; to get up; to rise (to one's feet); to recover	n2
上部	じょうぶ	top part; surface	n2
年上	としうえ	older; senior	n2
お上	おかみ	the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities
史上	しじょう	in history; ever; historical	n3
上位	じょうい	superior (in rank); top; ranking; higher order (e.g. byte)	n2
目上	めうえ	superior; superiors; senior	n2
陸上	りくじょう	(on) land; ground; shore; track and field	n2
上陸	じょうりく	landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon)	n1
引き上げる	ひきあげる	to pull up; to drag up; to lift up; to increase	n1
上達	じょうたつ	improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank	n2
上海	シャンハイ	Shanghai (China)
取上げる	とりあげる	to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept	n3
持ち上げる	もちあげる	to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter	n1
上衣	うわぎ	coat; jacket; outerwear; top	n5
最上	さいじょう	highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest	n3
口上	こうじょう	speech; address; verbal message; (formal) greeting	n4
引上げ	ひきあげ	pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation
仕上げ	しあげ	finish; finishing; finishing touches
水上	すいじょう	on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
身上	しんじょう	one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit	n1
天上	てんじょう	the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm	n3
差上げる	さしあげる	to lift up; to hold up; to raise; to give	n3
売上	うりあげ	amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings	n3
上限	じょうげん	upper limit; supremum	n1
上着	うわぎ	coat; jacket; outerwear; top	n5
上旬	じょうじゅん	first third of a month; first ten days of a month	n1
上級	じょうきゅう	upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level	n3
作り上げる	つくりあげる	to build up; to complete; to construct; to create	n2
上演	じょうえん	performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
上半身	じょうはんしん	upper half of the body; upper body	n2
逆上	ぎゃくじょう	going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
卓上	たくじょう	desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
山上	さんじょう	mountain top
川上	かわかみ	upper reaches of a river; upstream
拾い上げる	ひろいあげる	to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
途上	とじょう	on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of	n2
上役	うわやく	one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
上手い	うまい	skillful; skilful; skilled; good	n4
上がり	あがり	rise; increase; ascent; income
路上	ろじょう	on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way	n1
献上	けんじょう	presenting (to)
席上	せきじょう	at the meeting; on the occasion
父上	ちちうえ	father
無上	むじょう	supreme; greatest; highest; best
上機嫌	じょうきげん	good humour (humor); good mood
屋上	おくじょう	rooftop	n3
世上	せじょう	the world	n1
積み上げる	つみあげる	to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience)
馬上	ばじょう	(on) horseback; riding a horse
紙上	しじょう	on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter	n3
上映	じょうえい	screening (a movie); showing	n1
上田	じょうでん	high rice field; very fertile rice field
上気	じょうき	flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head	n1
仕上がり	しあがり	finish; end; completion; result	n1
起き上がる	おきあがる	to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up	n3
真上	まうえ	right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead	n1
上人	しょうにん	high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend	n1
上空	じょうくう	sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air	n3
盛り上がる	もりあがる	to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up	n2
抱き上げる	だきあげる	to hold up in one's arms
振り上げる	ふりあげる	to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up
机上	きじょう	on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
こみ上げる	こみあげる	to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart
上述	じょうじゅつ	above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned; aforesaid
盛り上げる	もりあげる	to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven
母上	ははうえ	mother
築き上げる	きずきあげる	to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.)
出来上がる	できあがる	to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk	n2
上級者	じょうきゅうしゃ	advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
洋上	ようじょう	on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
上段	じょうだん	upper tier; upper section; upper deck; upper row	n4
読み上げる	よみあげる	to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading	n2
上の空	うわのそら	inattention; absent-mindedness	n1
至上	しじょう	supremacy	n1
法律上	ほうりつじょう	legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
張り上げる	はりあげる	to raise (one's voice)
値上げ	ねあげ	price increase; rise in price; wage increase	n2
上質	じょうしつ	fine quality
仕上がる	しあがる	to be finished; to be completed; to be done
切り上げる	きりあげる	to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)
上総	かずさ	Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
上層	じょうそう	upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
上座	かみざ	chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
飛び上がる	とびあがる	to jump up; to leap up; to spring up; to fly up (into the sky)	n2
上体	じょうたい	upper body	n2
上回る	うわまわる	to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than	n2
打ち上げる	うちあげる	to launch; to shoot up; to hit (a ball) high; (of waves) to dash	n2
浮上	ふじょう	surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence
上場	じょうじょう	listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging	n3
召し上がる	めしあがる	to eat; to drink	n3
書き上げる	かきあげる	to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
階上	かいじょう	upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs	n4
北上	ほくじょう	going north
参上	さんじょう	calling on; visiting
押し上げる	おしあげる	to boost; to force up; to push up
浮び上る	うかびあがる	to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)	n2
この上ない	このうえない	the most; the best; the greatest; supreme	n1
立上り	たちあがり	start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
上代	じょうだい	ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
急上昇	きゅうじょうしょう	sudden rise; steep climb; trending
雲の上	くものうえ	above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable
縛り上げる	しばりあげる	to bind up; to tie up
便宜上	べんぎじょう	for convenience; as a matter of convenience
育て上げる	そだてあげる	to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train	n1
上々	じょうじょう	the very best; excellent; superb	n3
極上	ごくじょう	first-rate; finest quality; the best
上せる	のぼせる	to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food)
壇上	だんじょう	on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
立上がる	たちあがる	to stand up; to get up; to rise (to one's feet); to recover	n2
とり上げる	とりあげる	to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept	n3
誌上	しじょう	in a magazine	n3
上半期	かみはんき	first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
持上げる	もちあげる	to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter	n1
上官	じょうかん	superior officer
上洛	じょうらく	going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
炎上	えんじょう	going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
風上	かざかみ	windward; upwind
これ以上	これいじょう	any more; anymore; any further; any better
上意下達	じょういかたつ	conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)	n1
それ以上	それいじょう	further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
吹き上げる	ふきあげる	to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
浮かび上がる	うかびあがる	to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)	n2
上ずる	うわずる	to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to sound hollow; to get excited
歴史上	れきしじょう	historic; historical
湯上り	ゆあがり	after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
燃え上がる	もえあがる	to flare up; to burst into flames
上出来	じょうでき	good performance; good work; great success	n1
突き上げる	つきあげる	to push up; to thrust up; to stick up; to raise
釣り上げる	つりあげる	to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward
返上	へんじょう	return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing	n1
浮き上がる	うきあがる	to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible
言上	ごんじょう	telling; stating
巻き上げる	まきあげる	to roll up; to hoist; to heave up; to take away
込み上げる	こみあげる	to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart
上唇	うわくちびる	upper lip; labrum
形而上学	けいじじょうがく	metaphysics
上巻	じょうかん	first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
上目	うわめ	upward glance; upturned eyes
上席	じょうせき	seniority; precedence; upper seat
上越	じょうえつ	area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
ネット上	ネットじょう	on the net; on the Internet; on the web
史上初	しじょうはつ	first in history
上と下	うえとした	above and below
上古	じょうこ	ancient times
上皇	じょうこう	retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
同上	どうじょう	same as above; ditto; ibid.	n2
上書	じょうしょ	memorial to the throne
逆上せる	のぼせる	to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed
雨上り	あめあがり	after the rain	n1
湖上	こじょう	on the lake
一身上	いっしんじょう	personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
堂上	どうじょう	on the roof; court nobles	n2
海上自衛隊	かいじょうじえいたい	Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
呼び上げる	よびあげる	to call out
上戸	じょうご	(heavy) drinker; tippler; boozer; sot
奏上	そうじょう	report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
焼き上げる	やきあげる	to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
仕上る	しあがる	to be finished; to be completed; to be done
上映時間	じょうえいじかん	running time (of a movie)
進上	しんじょう	giving; presenting	n1
上向き	うわむき	pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend	n1
持ち上がる	もちあがる	to be lifted; to be raised; to rise; to go up
上面	うわつら	surface; appearances; exterior
最上級	さいじょうきゅう	highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
でき上がる	できあがる	to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk	n2
上様	うえさま	emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
売上高	うりあげだか	sales; amount sold; proceeds
左上	ひだりうえ	upper left
売り上げ	うりあげ	amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings	n3
切上げる	きりあげる	to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)
上乗	じょうじょう	the very best; excellent; superb	n3
上白糖	じょうはくとう	caster sugar
造り上げる	つくりあげる	to build up; to complete; to construct; to create	n2
計上	けいじょう	including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating	n1
引き上げ	ひきあげ	pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation
上皮	うわかわ	outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark
盤上	ばんじょう	on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
上梓	じょうし	wood-block printing; publication	n3
上申	じょうしん	report to a superior
殿上	てんじょう	the court; palace circles; palace floor	n3
上級生	じょうきゅうせい	student in a higher grade; upperclassman	n1
打上げる	うちあげる	to launch; to shoot up; to hit (a ball) high; (of waves) to dash	n2
上顎	うわあご	upper jaw; palate
右上	みぎうえ	upper right
上下関係	じょうげかんけい	pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
船上	せんじょう	on board a ship; aboard a ship	n1
出来上り	できあがり	completion; finish; workmanship; result	n1
東上	とうじょう	going to Tokyo; going east	n3
上長	じょうちょう	one's superior; senior; elder
吊り上げる	つりあげる	to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward
つまみ上げる	つまみあげる	to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
上屋敷	かみやしき	daimyo's main Edo mansion
殿上人	てんじょうびと	courtier; court official
陸上競技	りくじょうきょうぎ	track and field; athletics
立ち上げる	たちあげる	to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer)	n2
刈り上げ	かりあげ	close-cropped hair; harvesting
上意	じょうい	will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes	n2
上端	じょうたん	upper end; top; tip; top edge
上がり框	あがりがまち	piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan
上生菓子	じょうなまがし	high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
繰り上げる	くりあげる	to move up; to advance	n2
地球上	ちきゅうじょう	on Earth; on the earth
如上	じょじょう	above-mentioned
上塗り	うわぬり	final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
舞い上がる	まいあがる	to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry
上靴	うわぐつ	hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers
主上	しゅじょう	emperor
下意上達	かいじょうたつ	conveyance of the views of those below to those at the top
伸び上がる	のびあがる	to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
上布	じょうふ	high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth
床上	ゆかうえ	on a floor; above floor level
棚上げ	たなあげ	shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; putting aside
売上げ	うりあげ	amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings	n3
存じ上げる	ぞんじあげる	to know (someone); to think; to believe	n1
橋上	きょうじょう	(on the) bridge
向上心	こうじょうしん	ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
しゃくり上げる	しゃくりあげる	to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
吸い上げる	すいあげる	to suck up; to pump up; to draw up; to absorb	n1
長上	ちょうじょう	one's elders or superiors	n2
今上	きんじょう	His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
爪先上り	つまさきあがり	uphill path; path or slope that becomes slowly steeper
ワンランク上	ワンランクうえ	one rank above; higher grade; next level; one grade up
買上げ	かいあげ	buying; purchasing; procurement	n2
御上	おかみ	the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities
砂上	さじょう	(built) on sand
地上波	ちじょうは	ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
上げ下げ	あげさげ	raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away
上帝	じょうてい	Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
躍り上がる	おどりあがる	to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
上院	じょういん	upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
また上	またがみ	waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
汲み上げる	くみあげる	to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to dip up	n1
上絵付	うわえつけ	overglaze painting (of ceramics); overglaze enamelling; overglaze
立ち上り	たちあがり	start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
思い上がる	おもいあがる	to be conceited	n1
盛り上がり	もりあがり	climax; uprush; bulge
江上	こうじょう	(on the) bank of a large river	n4
つくり上げる	つくりあげる	to build up; to complete; to construct; to create	n2
線上	せんじょう	on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)	n1
上乗せ	うわのせ	adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
積上げる	つみあげる	to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience)
上絵	うわえ	printed figures (on cloth or pottery)
上側	うわかわ	upper side; surface
上層部	じょうそうぶ	top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management
形而上	けいじじょう	metaphysical
蹴上げる	けあげる	to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.); to kick upwards (at)
数え上げる	かぞえあげる	to count up; to enumerate	n1
上腕	じょうわん	upper arm
お上手	おじょうず	skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
業務上	ぎょうむじょう	job-related; operational; business; in the course of one's work
上前	うわまえ	part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
陸上自衛隊	りくじょうじえいたい	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
僭上	せんじょう	audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence	n1
跳ね上がる	はねあがる	to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply	n1
上納	じょうのう	payment (to the government, authorities, etc.); land tax (often paid in rice); tribute
上の句	かみのく	first part of a poem or verse
立ち上がり	たちあがり	start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
上天	じょうてん	sky; the heavens; God; the Lord
上策	じょうさく	excellent plan; best policy
上首尾	じょうしゅび	great success; happy result; good result
雲上	うんじょう	above the clouds; the heavens
健康上	けんこうじょう	health-related; health (problem, reasons, etc.); in terms of health; from a health standpoint
氷上	ひょうじょう	on (the) ice	n2
成り上がる	なりあがる	to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
上奏	じょうそう	report to the emperor
上背	うわぜい	stature; height
切り上げ	きりあげ	end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
立ち上げ	たちあげ	starting up (e.g. business, computer)
練り上げる	ねりあげる	to knead well; to polish; to refine	n1
上水	じょうすい	water supply; tap water
未上場	みじょうじょう	unlisted (on the stock exchange); non-public (company, etc.)
上智大学	じょうちだいがく	Sophia University
途上国	とじょうこく	developing country
鍛え上げる	きたえあげる	to temper thoroughly; to train well
召上がる	めしあがる	to eat; to drink	n3
底上げ	そこあげ	raising (the standard)	n2
上物	じょうもの	high-quality goods; choice goods
洗い上げる	あらいあげる	to finish washing; to wash well; to investigate thoroughly
乗り上げる	のりあげる	to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded	n1
最上階	さいじょうかい	top floor
上がり口	あがりくち	entrance
海上保安庁	かいじょうほあんちょう	Japan Coast Guard; JCG
すすり上げる	すすりあげる	to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
値上がり	ねあがり	price increase; rise in price	n2
上昇気流	じょうしょうきりゅう	ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
召し上げる	めしあげる	to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
つり上げる	つりあげる	to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward
祭り上げる	まつりあげる	to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
上辺	うわべ	exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance	n1
上流階級	じょうりゅうかいきゅう	upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
上使	じょうし	shogun's envoy; emissary	n3
上げ潮	あげしお	rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.)
上がり込む	あがりこむ	to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
採り上げる	とりあげる	to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept	n3
組み上げる	くみあげる	to compose; to put together	n1
買い上げる	かいあげる	to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
下剋上	げこくじょう	juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
取り上げ	とりあげ	adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery
運上	うんじょう	Edo-period business taxes
直上	ちょくじょう	above; going steadily upward
大上段	だいじょうだん	holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
雪上	せつじょう	on the snow
一番上	いちばんうえ	highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest
利上げ	りあげ	increase in interest rates
尻上り	しりあがり	rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend
結い上げる	ゆいあげる	to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
すくい上げる	すくいあげる	to scoop up; to dip up
上分別	じょうふんべつ	good idea; wise policy
震え上がる	ふるえあがる	to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
丘上	きゅうじょう	hilltop	n3
上客	じょうきゃく	guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer	n2
上書き	うわがき	superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)	n1
機上	きじょう	aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
胴上げ	どうあげ	tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
衛生上	えいせいじょう	hygiene-related; sanitary; from a hygiene standpoint; in terms of hygiene
縮み上がる	ちぢみあがる	to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up
おどり上がる	おどりあがる	to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
呈上	ていじょう	giving; gifting; presenting
上向く	うわむく	to point upward; to look upward; to improve
湯上がり	ゆあがり	after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
追い上げる	おいあげる	to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
上覧	じょうらん	imperial inspection
斜め上	ななめうえ	diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
雨上がり	あめあがり	after the rain	n1
上位者	じょういしゃ	person of high rank or position
格上げ	かくあげ	status elevation; upgrading; promotion
理論上	りろんじょう	theoretically; in theory; theoretical
上絵付け	うわえつけ	overglaze painting (of ceramics); overglaze enamelling; overglaze
延長線上	えんちょうせんじょう	extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
お買い上げ	おかいあげ	buying; purchasing
腫れ上がる	はれあがる	to swell up
確認の上	かくにんのうえ	(please ...) after checking; after verification
上宮	じょうぐう	building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground
上表	じょうひょう	memorial to the emperor
画面上	がめんじょう	on-screen
逃げ口上	にげこうじょう	excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge
上がったり	あがったり	doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
でっち上げる	でっちあげる	to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cook up
はね上がる	はねあがる	to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply	n1
上告	じょうこく	final appeal to the highest court
上ル	あがる	to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend	n5
上巳	じょうし	Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival	n3
掌上	しょうじょう	palm of one's hand; one's hand	n2
車上	しゃじょう	aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
賃上げ	ちんあげ	wage increase; pay rise
叩き上げる	たたきあげる	to work one's way up
かつぎ上げる	かつぎあげる	to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position
地上デジタル放送	ちじょうデジタルほうそう	terrestrial digital broadcasting
上甲板	じょうかんぱん	upper deck
天上天下	てんじょうてんげ	the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
噴き上げる	ふきあげる	to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
上世	かみつよ	antiquity; ancient times
上下線	じょうげせん	both (railway) tracks; (both) up and down tracks (lines)
最上位	さいじょうい	highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order
表面上	ひょうめんじょう	on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
今上天皇	きんじょうてんのう	His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
啓上	けいじょう	speaking respectfully	n1
上向	じょうこう	upturn
前口上	まえこうじょう	introductory remarks
釣上げる	つりあげる	to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
上肢	じょうし	upper limbs; arms	n3
上膊	じょうはく	upper arm
上達部	かんだちめ	nobility
海上輸送	かいじょうゆそう	marine transport; carriage by sea
精巣上体	せいそうじょうたい	epididymis
はね上げる	はねあげる	to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to spatter; to flip up
聖上	せいじょう	the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor	n3
読上げる	よみあげる	to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading	n2
上刻	じょうこく	first third of a two-hour period
上聞	じょうぶん	an imperial hearing
図上	ずじょう	on a map; on a chart
上滑り	うわすべり	superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless
上調子	うわちょうし	high pitch; higher tone
都合上	つごうじょう	as a matter of convenience; for the sake of convenience; in view of the circumstances
上目使い	うわめづかい	looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
上げ下ろし	あげおろし	raising and lowering; loading and unloading (cargo); praising and criticizing
上家	うわや	shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
俎上	そじょう	on the chopping board
伝説上	でんせつじょう	legendary; fabled; fabulous
巻上げる	まきあげる	to roll up; to hoist; to heave up; to take away
攻め上る	せめのぼる	to march on the capital
織り上げる	おりあげる	to weave up into fabric
上図	じょうず	the above figure (diagram, illustration, chart, graph, etc.)	n5
艦上	かんじょう	aboard a warship	n3
買い上げ	かいあげ	buying; purchasing; procurement	n2
上越新幹線	じょうえつしんかんせん	Jōetsu Shinkansen
啜り上げる	すすりあげる	to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
染め上げる	そめあげる	to finish dyeing
縫い上げる	ぬいあげる	to finish sewing
値上り	ねあがり	price increase; rise in price	n2
上塗	うわぬり	final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
上っ面	うわっつら	surface; appearances
予想以上	よそういじょう	more than expected
太上天皇	だいじょうてんのう	retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
上座部仏教	じょうざぶぶっきょう	Theravada Buddhism
磨き上げる	みがきあげる	to polish up; to shine up
浮び上がる	うかびあがる	to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)	n2
上玉	じょうだま	fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
海面上昇	かいめんじょうしょう	sea level rise; rise in sea level
上り詰める	のぼりつめる	to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain)
絞り上げる	しぼりあげる	to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from
編み上げる	あみあげる	to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
繰上げる	くりあげる	to move up; to advance	n2
格上	かくうえ	higher rank; better position
差上る	さしのぼる	to rise (e.g. sun, moon)
棟上げ	むねあげ	ridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house
物価上昇	ぶっかじょうしょう	price increase; prise rise
込上げる	こみあげる	to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart
お上りさん	おのぼりさん	countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city)
なで上げる	なであげる	to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
歌い上げる	うたいあげる	to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
お慶び申し上げます	およろこびもうしあげます	my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
上屋	うわや	shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
上臈	じょうろう	court lady; noblewoman
上階	じょうかい	floor above; floor upstairs
一段上	いちだんうえ	a cut above; one step above
安上り	やすあがり	cheap; economical
上皮細胞	じょうひさいぼう	epithelial cell
至上主義	しじょうしゅぎ	supremacism
打ち上げ花火	うちあげはなび	skyrocket (firework)
上木	じょうぼく	publication; wood-block printing; canopy (trees)
上がり段	あがりだん	staircase; doorsteps
上場企業	じょうじょうきぎょう	listed company (on a stock exchange)
病み上り	やみあがり	convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
上つ方	うえつがた	nobles; the upper class
上下動	じょうげどう	vertical motion (in earthquakes)
上新粉	じょうしんこ	top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
外見上	がいけんじょう	outward; superficial; external; apparent
床上げ	とこあげ	recovery from an illness
管理上	かんりじょう	administrative
上下左右	じょうげさゆう	up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
せり上げる	せりあげる	to bid up (the price)
ねじ上げる	ねじあげる	to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench
沸き上がる	わきあがる	to boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe; to arise
上士	じょうし	high-ranking samurai (Edo period); bodhisattva	n3
創り上げる	つくりあげる	to build up; to complete; to construct; to create	n2
上弦	じょうげん	first quarter moon; waxing half-moon	n1
上作	じょうさく	good crop; masterpiece
上履き	うわばき	hallway slippers; indoor shoes
上昇率	じょうしょうりつ	rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
切上げ	きりあげ	end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
増上慢	ぞうじょうまん	overconfidence; someone who is overconfident; wrongly believing to have attained enlightenment
編上げ	あみあげ	high laced shoes or boots
職務上	しょくむじょう	in the course of one's duties
積み上げ	つみあげ	piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
上市	じょうし	going on the market; placing on the market	n3
上訴	じょうそ	appeal (in court)
上っ張り	うわっぱり	overalls; wrapper; duster; smock
上位互換	じょういごかん	downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible
干上がる	ひあがる	to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
彫り上げる	ほりあげる	to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving; to finish engraving
炊き上げる	たきあげる	to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
已上	いじょう	not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards	n4
上期	かみき	first half of the (fiscal) year
和上	おしょう	priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest
上申書	じょうしんしょ	written report
肩上げ	かたあげ	tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck
史上最高	しじょうさいこう	record high; all-time high
上声	じょうしょう	rising tone (in Chinese); (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone	n2
仕上り	しあがり	finish; end; completion; result	n1
上座部	じょうざぶ	Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement)
想像上	そうぞうじょう	imaginary
統計上	とうけいじょう	statistical
上枝	うわえだ	upper branches of a tree
上潮	あげしお	rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.)
特上	とくじょう	first class plus; extra special
上り線	のぼりせん	up line; in-bound line
軌道上	きどうじょう	in orbit
上り下り	のぼりくだり	going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

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