【上】(jo,sho,ue,uwa,a,nobo/above,up) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 上.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・jō　じょう
・shō　しょう

For example,

・上下　jō-ge　じょうげ
up and down, top and bottom
彼の変化球はボールが上下に移動する
His breaking ball moves up and down.

・上司　jō-shi　じょうし
boss
私の上司は優しい
My boss is kind.

・上手　jō-zu　じょうず
skillful, well
彼は野球が上手になった
He got better at baseball.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・ue　うえ
・uwa　うわ
・kami　かみ
・a-geru　あ（げる）
・nobo-ru　のぼ（る）

For example,

・川上　kawa-kami　かわかみ
upper reaches of a river

・上座　kami-za　かみざ
chief seat, top seat
上座には上司が座ります
The boss sits on the top seat.

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・上海　shan-hai　シャンハイ
shanghai, the city in China

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "上".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・abouve
・up

Radical

And the radical of this character is 一　ichi.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・井上　Inoue　いのうえ
・村上　Murakami　むらかみ
・上田　Ueda　うえだ
・上野　Ueno　うえの
・川上　Kawakami　かわかみ
・上原　Uehara　うえはら
・上村　Uemura　うえむら
・三上　Mikami　みかみ
・池上　Ikegami　いけがみ
・田上　Tanoue, Tagami　たのうえ、たがみ

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 上

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 上

・池上 彰　Ikegami Akira　いけがみあきら
He is a journalist

・上杉 謙信　Uesugi Kenshin　うえすぎけんしん
He was a daimyo in the Warring States/Sengoku period

・上戸 彩　Ueto Aya　うえとあや
She is an actress

・明仁上皇　Akihito Jōkō　あきひとじょうこう
He is the retired emperor

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 上

・土　do, tsuchi　ど、つち
　soil

・士　shi　し
samurai, soldier

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