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JLPT N5 SL1 3 strokes Frequency: #24

Meanings

above, up

Radicals

Decomposition

⿱⺊一

Etymology

Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 3

Stroke Order

1 vertical top-right-to-bottom-left
2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ジョウ jou

Used in compound words

ショウ shou

Alternative reading

シャン shan
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
うえ ue

Above

a

With okurigana

のぼ nobo

With okurigana

かみ kami

Upper, first

たてまつ tatematsu
うわ uwa