Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 上位(じょうい) in Japanese

上位
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
じょうい
Romaji
jōi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    superior (rank not class); ranking
    Example sentence
    OECDの調査北欧諸国税率において世界上位キープした In the OECD survey, northern European countries are keeping their high ranking in tax-rates.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    higher order (e.g. byte)
    Example sentence
    類人猿知的により上位である Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.
  • Parts of speech
    computer terminology
    Meaning
    host computer (of connected device)
    Example sentence
    上位市場の50%上回るシェア占めている。 Between them, the two largest companies account for a share large than 50% of the market.

Examples of 上位, じょうい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

7 strokes

rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: くらい, ぐらい

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

above, up

On'Yomi: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン

Kun'Yomi: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す

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