Kanji: 上

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	一 Radical name: いち
Meaning:	Above, up
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 30 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	上(あ)げる	to give
N5	上(うえ)	on top of
N5	上着(うわぎ)	jacket
N5	上手(じょうず)	Skillful
N4	上(あが)る	to rise
N4	以上(いじょう)	more than, this is all
N4	屋上(おくじょう)	rooftop
N4	差(さ)し上(あ)げる	(polite) to give
N4	召(め)し上(あ)がる	(polite) to eat
N4	申(もう)し上(あ)げる	(humble) to say, to tell
N3	上(うわ)	upper, outer, surface
N3	上(かみ)	(1) first volume, (2) superior quality, (3) governmental
N3	上(じょう)	(1) first volume, (2) superior quality, (3) governmental
N3	上京(じょうきょう)	proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
N3	上達(じょうたつ)	improvement, advance, progress
N3	上等(じょうとう)	superiority, first class, very good
N3	立(た)ち上(あ)がる	to stand up
N3	頂上(ちょうじょう)	top, summit, peak
N3	取(と)り上(あ)げる	to take up, to pick up, to disqualify, to confiscate, to deprive
N3	持(も)ち上(あ)げる	to raise, to lift up, to flatter
N2	売上(うりあげ)	amount sold, proceeds
N2	仕上(しあ)がる	to be finished
N2	上級(じょうきゅう)	advanced level, high grade, senior
N2	上下(じょうげ)	high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming
N2	上旬(じょうじゅん)	first 10 days of month
N2	出来上(できあ)がり	be finished, ready, made for, cut out
N2	出来上(できあ)がる	(1) to be finished, to be ready, by definition, (2) to be very drunk
N2	上(のぼ)り	up-train (going to Tokyo), ascent
N2	上(のぼ)る	to ascend, to go up, to climb
N2	目上(めうえ)	superior(s), senior
N1	上(あ)がり	1. slope, advance income, crop yield, ascent, rise, advance, death, spinning, completion, stop, finish, after
N1	上(あ)がる	to enter, to go up, to rise, to climb up, to advance, to appreciate, to be promoted, to improve, to call on,
N1	上下(うえした)	high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming
N1	上手(うわて)	1. upper part, upper stream, left side (of a stage), 2. skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (on
N1	上回(うわまわ)る	to exceed
N1	お手上(てあ)げ	all over, given in, given up hope, bring to knees
N1	向上(こうじょう)	elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
N1	逆上(さかのぼ)る	to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive
N1	参上(さんじょう)	calling on, visiting
N1	仕上(しあ)がり	finish, end, completion
N1	仕上(しあ)げ	end, finishing touches, being finished
N1	仕上(しあ)げる	to finish up, to complete
N1	上位(じょうい)	superior (rank not class), higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)
N1	上演(じょうえん)	performance (e.g. music)
N1	上空(じょうくう)	sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air
N1	上司(じょうし)	superior authorities, boss
N1	上昇(じょうしょう)	rising, ascending, climbing
N1	上陸(じょうりく)	landing, disembarkation
N1	その上(うえ)	in addition, furthermore
N1	途上(とじょう)	en route, half way
N1	引(ひ)き上(あ)げる	to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire
N1	真上(まうえ)	just above, right overhead
N1	盛(も)り上(あ)がる	to rouse, to swell, to rise
N1	読(よ)み上(あ)げる	to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll