ウエ
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
Suffix
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
Noun
2. top; summit; head (e.g. of a staircase)
3. surface
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
4. before; previous
Adjective (の)
Noun
5. superiority; one's superior; one's elder
Adverb
Noun
6. on top of that; besides; what's more; not only ... but
following a verb or adjective
7. upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)
following a verb or noun
8. matters concerning ...; as concerns ...
9. since (i.e. "for that reason")
as ~上は
Suffix
Honorific
10. honorable; venerable
suffix indicating higher social standing than the speaker
11. place of one's superior (e.g. the throne)
12. emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
13. noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
now that; since; as long as; provided that
Examples (200 in total)
It's on the bed.
It's on the sofa.
I'm aware of that.