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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 上 |
うえ |
(adj-no,n-adv,n,n-suf) above; over; on top of; up; upper part; summit; surface; far better; higher; (in) authority; as far as ... is concerned; besides; after; emperor; sovereign; upon (examination); influence of (liquor); lord; shogun; superior; my dear (father) |
59 |
| 上 |
うわ |
(n,pref) upper; upward; outer; surface; top |
59 |
| 上 |
かみ |
(n) top; head; upper part; upper stream; emperor; a superior; upper part of the body; the above |
59 |
| 上 |
しょう |
upper part; government |
59 |
| 上 |
じょう |
(n,pref,suf) (1) first volume; (2) superior quality; (3) governmental; imperial; top; best; high class; going up; presenting; showing; aboard a ship or vehicle; from the standpoint of; as a matter of (fact) |
59 |
| 以上 |
いじょう |
(n-adv,n-t) more than; exceeding; greater than; this is all; over; above; and up; beyond; the above-mentioned; since; as long as; the end |
225 |
| 文化 |
ぶんか |
(n) culture; civilization |
281 |
| 文字 |
もじ |
(n) letter (of alphabet); character |
545 |
| 文字 |
もんじ |
(n) letter (of alphabet); character |
545 |
| 文学 |
ぶんがく |
(n) literature |
741 |
| 文 |
ふみ |
(n) letter; writings |
765 |
| 文 |
ぶん |
(n) sentence |
765 |
| 演奏 |
えんそう |
(n,vs) musical performance |
777 |
| 地上 |
ちじょう |
(n) above ground |
890 |
| 陸上 |
りくじょう |
(n) land; ground; shore |
1002 |
| 上記 |
じょうき |
(adj-no,n) above mentioned |
1030 |
| 文庫 |
ぶんこ |
(n) library; book collection |
1048 |
| 文献 |
ぶんけん |
(n) literature; books (reference) |
1219 |
| 向上 |
こうじょう |
(n,vs) elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress |
1623 |
| 上げる |
あげる |
(v1) to give; to raise; to elevate; to fly (kites); to praise; to increase; to advance; to promote; to vomit; to usher in; to admit; to send (to school); to offer; to present; to leave with; to finish; to arrange (expenses); to observe; to perform; to quote; to mention; to bear (a child); to improve (talents); to do up (the hair); to arrest; to engage; to fry; (rains) to stop |
1635 |
| 上り |
のぼり |
(n) up-train (going to Tokyo); ascent |
1666 |
| 史上 |
しじょう |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) historical |
1673 |
| 文化財 |
ぶんかざい |
(n) cultural assets; cultural property |
1725 |
| 上野 |
うえの |
section of Tokyo |
1744 |
| 上場 |
じょうじょう |
(n,vs) listing a stock |
2041 |
| 海上 |
かいじょう |
(n) maritime |
2043 |
| 文書 |
ぶんしょ |
(n) document; writing; letter; note; records; archives |
2076 |
| 文書 |
もんじょ |
(n) document; writing; letter; note; records; archives |
2076 |
| 上がる |
あがる |
(v5r) (1) to enter; to go up; to rise; to climb up; to advance; to appreciate; to be promoted; to improve; to call on; to be offered; to accrue |
2089 |
| 売上 |
うりあげ |
(n) amount sold; proceeds |
2109 |
| 上位 |
じょうい |
(n) superior (rank not class); higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device) |
2224 |
| 上田 |
じょうでん |
(n) high rice field; very fertile rice field |
2445 |
| 上昇 |
じょうしょう |
(n,vs) rising; ascending; climbing |
2573 |
| 天文 |
てんもん |
(n) astronomy |
2680 |
| 取り上げる |
とりあげる |
(v1) to take up; to pick up; to disqualify; to confiscate; to deprive |
2704 |
| 文明 |
ぶんめい |
(n) civilization; culture |
2713 |
| 上下 |
うえした |
(n) high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming |
2752 |
| 上下 |
かみしも |
(n) samurai garb; an old ceremonial garb; the government and the people; the upper and the lower parts of the body |
2752 |
| 上下 |
しょうか |
(n) high and low; the government and the people; going up and down |
2752 |
| 上下 |
じょうげ |
(n,vs) high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming |
2752 |
| 協奏曲 |
きょうそうきょく |
(n) concerto |
2776 |
| 英文 |
えいぶん |
(n) sentence in English |
2811 |
| 文章 |
ぶんしょう |
(n) sentence; article |
2905 |
| 論文 |
ろんぶん |
(n) thesis; essay; treatise; paper |
3111 |
| 奏者 |
そうしゃ |
(n) instrumentalist; player |
3237 |
| 天文学 |
てんもんがく |
(n) astronomy |
3264 |
| 重奏 |
じゅうそう |
(n) instrumental ensemble |
3449 |
| 川上 |
かわかみ |
(n) upper reaches of a river |
3474 |
| 文学部 |
ぶんがくぶ |
(n) department (faculty) of literature |
3495 |
| 上海 |
しゃんはい |
Shanghai (China) |
3524 |
| 上部 |
じょうぶ |
(n) top part; surface |
3675 |
| 上陸 |
じょうりく |
(n,vs) landing; disembarkation |
3715 |
| 水上 |
すいじょう |
(n) aquatic; on the water |
3729 |
| 水上 |
みなかみ |
(n) headwaters; source |
3729 |
| 上映 |
じょうえい |
(n) screen projection |
4018 |
| 文部 |
もんぶ |
(n) (abbr) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
4053 |
| 文芸 |
ぶんげい |
(n) literature; art and literature; belles-lettres |
4054 |
| 上回る |
うわまわる |
(v5r) to exceed |
4151 |
| 上越 |
じょうえつ |
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata |
4288 |
| 同上 |
どうじょう |
(n) same as above; ditto; ibid. |
4658 |
| 文法 |
ぶんぽう |
(n) grammar |
4677 |
| 天文台 |
てんもんだい |
(n) astronomical observatory |
4705 |
| 上級 |
じょうきゅう |
(n) advanced level; high grade; senior |
4716 |
| 上流 |
じょうりゅう |
(n) upper stream; upper classes |
4835 |
| 打ち上げる |
うちあげる |
(v1) to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish; to close |
4868 |
| 北上 |
ほくじょう |
(n) going north |
4933 |
| 上演 |
じょうえん |
(n,vs) performance (e.g. music) |
5030 |
| 売り上げ |
うりあげ |
(n) amount sold; proceeds |
5228 |
| 本文 |
ほんぶん |
(n) text (of document); body (of letter) |
5253 |
| 本文 |
ほんもん |
(n) text (of document); body (of letter) |
5253 |
| 文藝春秋 |
ぶんげいしゅんじゅう |
name of publishing company |
5277 |
| 上京 |
じょうきょう |
(n,vs) proceeding to the capital (Tokyo) |
5348 |
| 上院 |
しょういん |
(n) Upper House; Senate; Lords |
5369 |
| 上院 |
じょういん |
(n) Upper House; Senate; Lords |
5369 |
| 頭文字 |
かしらもじ |
(n) initials; first letter of a word |
5449 |
| 上る |
のぼる |
(v5r) to rise; to ascend; to be promoted; to go up; to climb; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda) |
5483 |
| 呪文 |
じゅもん |
(n) spell; charm; incantation |
5523 |
| 上方 |
かみがた |
(n) Kyoto and vicinity; upper region or part |
5536 |
| 上方 |
じょうほう |
(n) Kyoto and vicinity; upper region or part |
5536 |
| 吹奏楽 |
すいそうがく |
(n) wind (instrument) music |
5738 |
| 最上 |
さいじょう |
(adj-na,n) best |
6326 |
| 最上 |
もがみ |
(adj-na,n) best |
6326 |
| 人文 |
じんぶん |
(n) humanity; civilization; culture |
6326 |
| 人文 |
じんもん |
(n) humanity; civilization; culture |
6326 |
| 上空 |
じょうくう |
(n) sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air |
6415 |
| 文政 |
ぶんせい |
(n) educational policies or administration |
6799 |
| 上述 |
じょうじゅつ |
(n) above mentioned |
6906 |
| 上旬 |
じょうじゅん |
(n-adv,n-t) first 10 days of month |
6922 |
| 伴奏 |
ばんそう |
(n) (musical) accompaniment |
6938 |
| 途上 |
とじょう |
(n-adv,n-t) en route; half way |
6974 |
| 上手い |
うまい |
(adj) skillful |
7083 |
| 浮上 |
ふじょう |
(n,vs) surfacing; rising to the surface |
7285 |
| 注文 |
ちゅうもん |
(n,vs) order; request |
7389 |
| 文部省 |
もんぶしょう |
(n) (abbr) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
7511 |
| 上限 |
じょうげん |
(n) upper limit; maximum (in math) |
7701 |
| 屋上 |
おくじょう |
(n) rooftop |
7805 |
| 作り上げる |
つくりあげる |
(v1) to make up; to fabricate; to build up; to complete; to construct |
7823 |
| 小文字 |
こもじ |
(n) lower case letters |
7935 |
| 上司 |
じょうし |
(n) superior authorities; boss |
7952 |
| 縄文 |
じょうもん |
(n) Jomon period; straw-rope pattern |
7973 |
| 上皇 |
じょうこう |
(n) retired emperor |
8008 |
| 奏法 |
そうほう |
(n) playing (instrument); playing method; touch |
8140 |
| 山上 |
さんじょう |
(n) mountain top |
8178 |
| 路上 |
ろじょう |
(n) (on the) road; (on the) way |
8364 |
| 上手 |
うわて |
(adj-na,n) (1) upper part; upper stream; left side (of a stage); (2) skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons) |
8456 |
| 上手 |
かみて |
(adj-na,n) (1) upper part; upper stream; left side (of a stage); (2) skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons) |
8456 |
| 上手 |
じょうず |
(adj-na,n) skill; skillful; dexterity |
8456 |
| 独奏 |
どくそう |
(n) a solo |
8483 |
| 東上 |
とうじょう |
(n) going to Tokyo; going east |
8614 |
| 光文社 |
こうぶんしゃ |
Koubunsha (publisher) |
8717 |
| 引き上げる |
ひきあげる |
(v1) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire |
8806 |
| 上層 |
じょうそう |
(n) upper stratum (classes, stories) |
8826 |
| 頂上 |
ちょうじょう |
(n) top; summit; peak |
8870 |
| 格上げ |
かくあげ |
(n) status elevation |
8941 |
| 誌上 |
しじょう |
(n) in a magazine |
8977 |
| 文字通り |
もじどおり |
(n-adv) literally |
9010 |
| 条文 |
じょうぶん |
(n) text; provisions (act, treaty) |
9015 |
| 文脈 |
ぶんみゃく |
(n) context |
9038 |
| 前奏 |
ぜんそう |
(n) prelude; overture |
9265 |
| 大文字 |
おおもじ |
(n) (1) upper case letters; large characters |
9265 |
| 大文字 |
だいもんじ |
(n) (1) upper case letters; large characters; (2) the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; (3) huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year |
9265 |
| 持ち上げる |
もちあげる |
(v1) to raise; to lift up; to flatter |
9284 |
| 上洛 |
じょうらく |
(n) proceeding to the capital |
9511 |
| 艦上 |
かんじょう |
(n) aboard a warship |
9594 |
| 文句 |
もんく |
(n) phrase; complaint |
9633 |
| 年上 |
としうえ |
(n) older; senior |
9659 |
| 合奏 |
がっそう |
(n,vs) concert; ensemble |
9710 |
| 海上保安庁 |
かいじょうほあんちょう |
Maritime Safety Agency |
9778 |
| 変奏曲 |
へんそうきょく |
(n) variation (music) |
9791 |
| 返上 |
へんじょう |
(n,vs) give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose |
9829 |
| 炎上 |
えんじょう |
(n,vs) blazing up; (building) destruction by fire |
9860 |
| 上人 |
しょうにん |
(n) holy priest; saint |
9931 |
| 上げ |
あげ |
(n,n-suf) rise in price; making a tuck |
9949 |
| 盛り上がる |
もりあがる |
(v5r) to rouse; to swell; to rise |
9979 |
| 文化庁 |
ぶんかちょう |
(Japan's) Agency for Cultural Affairs |
10080 |
| 立ち上がる |
たちあがる |
(v5r) to stand up |
10187 |
| 文治 |
ぶんじ |
(n) civil administration |
10279 |
| 文治 |
ぶんち |
(n) civil administration |
10279 |
| 原文 |
げんぶん |
(n) the text; original |
10368 |
| 献上 |
けんじょう |
(n,vs) presenting to |
10420 |
| 読み上げる |
よみあげる |
(v1) to read out loud (and clearly); to call a roll |
10677 |
| 構文 |
こうぶん |
(n) syntax; sentence structure |
10725 |
| 全文 |
ぜんぶん |
(n) whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph |
10830 |
| 上半身 |
じょうはんしん |
(n) upper half of body; bust |
10834 |
| 仕上げ |
しあげ |
(n) end; finishing touches; being finished |
10850 |
| 上がり |
あがり |
(n,suf) (1) ascent; rise; slope; (2) freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops); (3) advance income; crop yield; (4) death; spinning; completion; stop; finish; (5) after (rain); ex (official, etc.) |
10988 |
| 盛り上げる |
もりあげる |
(v1) to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to bring to a climax; to raise |
10996 |
| 上皮 |
うわかわ |
(n) outer skin; cuticle; epidermis; epithelium; rind; skin |
11011 |
| 上皮 |
じょうひ |
(n) outer skin; cuticle; epidermis; epithelium; rind; skin |
11011 |
| 上段 |
じょうだん |
(n) dais; raised part of floor; place of honor; upper tier (row, step, grade, column of print, berth) |
11033 |