上 Kanji for above

N5Grade 13 strokes

above, up

Kun: 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
On: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン

上 is the Japanese kanji for above, up. It is written with 3 strokes and appears at JLPT level N5. Its kun reading is うえ、-うえ、うわ- and its on reading is ジョウ、ショウ、シャン.

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Words with 上

上かみupper reaches (of a river), upper stream
上のぼるto ascend, to go up, to climb
上あがるto rise, to go up, to come up
上のぼりascent, climbing, ascending (path)
史し上じょうin history, ever, historical
上じょう昇しょうrising, ascending, climbing

Practice 上 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.