Kanji
Readingうわ
Frequency2%
Used in (90 in total)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
inattention; absent-mindedness
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
adding; addition; extra
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
surface; appearances
stature; height
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
upward glance; upturned eyes
upper lip; labrum
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
upper jaw; palate
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
upper side; surface
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
surface; appearances; exterior
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
piling shame on top of shame
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
deck cargo; upper layer of goods; extra; to pile on top of
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; epithelium
shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
overalls; wrapper; duster; smock
saving changes (e.g. to a file)
publication; wood-block printing; canopy (trees)
overhand throw; a throw using the outside of the arm
indoor sandals; slippers
upturn (e.g. economic); upward swing; jump (e.g. inflation)
flippant; frivolous; shallow
upper teeth
glaze; overglaze; enamel
high pitch; higher tone
bordered matting; rug; carpet; (arch.) saddlecloth; (arch.) harness
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
printed figures (on cloth or pottery)
finishing coat of paper
higher price; price rise
pulling overarm throw
outer box; outer casing
face; coat; veneer
upper branches of a tree
upper millstone
paper cover; wrapper; wrapping paper
top cargo; top of the load
cover; front cover; wrapper; jacket
cover; wrapper; envelope
outer garment
commission; excise tax
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to put on airs; to be pretentious; to window-dress; to pretend
upper side; surface
upper millstone
degenerative eye disorder caused by cloudiness in front of the pupil
superscript
taking a cut from a thief's plunder; vile deed
twisting overarm throw
upper leaves
adding to the top; what's placed on the top
cover; covering
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust
hanging wall
clear layer of fluid (at the top of soup, etc.); another person's share (commission, profit, etc.)
to die at the top
outside string (on a package)
to draw off the top liquid
thin padded mat laid on the tatami
small boat used for unloading goods from a large anchored boat (Edo period); lighter
to take a piece of the action; to benefit from another's work without working oneself
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana); Gray's bird cherry; Gray's chokecherry
wave (on the water's surface)