Kanji Level 1 Chapter 10
- 上
- meaning(n,adj-no,n-adv,n-suf) (1) above/up/over/(2) top/summit/(3) surface/on/(4) before/previous/(5) superiority/one's superior (i.e. one's elder)/(6) on top of that/besides/what's more/(7) upon (further inspection, etc.)/based on (and occurring after)/(8) matters concerning.../as concerns .../(9) since (i.e. "for that reason")/(n-suf) (10) (hon) suffix indicating higher social standing/(11) (arch) place of one's superior (i.e. the throne)/(12) (arch) emperor/sovereign/shogun/daimyo/(13) (arch) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)/(P)
examples
- 上Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
noun, used as a suffix- above
- up
- over
Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
noun, used as a suffix- top
- summit
- 上noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
prefix- upper
- upward
- outer
- surface
- top
- 上Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- upper reaches (of a river)
- upper stream
Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- top
- upper part
- upper half (of the body)
- 上Word or expression in common usagenoun, used as a suffix
- from the standpoint of
- as a matter of (e.g. fact)
- in the field of
- being of the type of
- presenting
- showing
- 屋上Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- rooftop
- 上
- 下
- meaning(suf) under (being in said condition or environment)
examples
- 下suffix
- under (being in said condition or environment)
- 下noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- lowness (of degree, value, etc.)
- inferiority
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)- second volume (of two)
- third volume (of three)
- 下Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- below
- down
- under
Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- bottom
- 下noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- lower reaches (of a river)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)- bottom
- lower part
- 下Word or expression in common usageadverb (fukushi)
- under (esp. influence or guidance)
- 地下鉄Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- underground train
- subway
- 下
- 中
- meaning(n,adj-no) (1) inside/within/(2) while/(3) among/amongst/between/(pn,adj-no) (4) we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.)/(pn,adj-no) (5) my spouse/(n) (6) (arch) imperial palace grounds/(7) (arch) emperor/(pn,adj-no) (8) (ksb:) I (primarily used by women and children)/me
examples
- 中古Word or expression in common usagenoun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'- used
- second-hand
- old
- Middle Ages
- 中古noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'- used
- second-hand
- old
- 中noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'- inside
- within
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'- while
- 中suffix
- through
- throughout
- in the course of
suffix- all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
- 中suffix
- medium
- average
- middle
suffix- moderation
- 中Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- inside
- in
Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- among
- within
- 中国Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- China
Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- South-west most region of Honshu
- middle of a country
- the Hiroshima area
- 中学校Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- junior high school
- middle school
- lower secondary school
- 中学生Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- junior high school student
- middle school pupil
- 午前中noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- this morning
- in the morning
- throughout the morning
- 中古
- 外
- meaning(n-suf) outside of/not covered by
examples
- 外国Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'- foreign country
- 外国
- 前
- meaning(n,adj-no,n-suf,pref) (1) previous/prior/former/some time ago/preceding/(2) point (e.g. pencil)/tip/end/nozzle/(3) head (of a line)/front/(4) ahead/the other side/(5) the future/hereafter/(6) destination/(7) the other party
examples
- 前noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
noun, used as a suffix
prefix- previous
- prior
- former
- some time ago
- preceding
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
noun, used as a suffix
prefix- point (e.g. pencil)
- tip
- end
- nozzle
- 前Word or expression in common usagenoun, used as a prefix
- the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor")
- previous
- one-time
- former
Word or expression in common usagenoun, used as a prefix- pre- (e.g. "premodern")
- 前Word or expression in common usageadverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
suffix- ago
- before (some event)
- previously
- privates
- private parts
- 名前Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- name
- full name
Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- given name
- first name
- 午前中noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- this morning
- in the morning
- throughout the morning
- 前
- 後
- meaning(n,adj-no) (1) behind/rear/(2) after/later/(3) after one's death/(4) remainder/the rest/(5) descendant/successor/heir/(6) (arch) past/previous/(n-adv) (7) more (i.e. five more minutes)/(P)
examples
- 右
- meaning(n) (1) right/right hand side/(2) afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing)/foregoing/forgoing/above/(P)
examples
- 右Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- right
- right hand side
Word or expression in common usagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing)
- foregoing
- forgoing
- above
- 右
- 左
- 午