上
うえ
hepburn ue
up, above, on
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 机の上に本があります。There is a book on the desk.
- もっと上を見てください。Please look higher.
Collocations
~の上 (on/above)上を見る (look up)一番上 (the very top)机の上上から下まで (top to bottom)
Mnemonic
上 ue — spatial "above/on top". Covers both "higher than" and "on the surface of". Onyomi じょう appears in 上手 jouzu (skilled), 年上 toshiue (older — "year above"). Opposite: 下 shita.
Quick check
"There is a cup on the table" — correct Japanese?