Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 上下(うえした) in Japanese

上下
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
うえした
Romaji
ueshita
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
    Example sentence
    彼女はその上下さかさまかえた She hung the picture upside down.
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    upside-down
    Example sentence
    聞いているとき上下動かすある He has a habit of moving his head up and down when he is listening to a conversation.

Examples of 上下, うえした in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

3 strokes

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

On'Yomi: カ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる

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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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