じょう
Meanings
Suffix
1. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
Noun
3. first volume (e.g. book)
Noun
Prefix
4. superior quality; best; top; high class
5. going up
6. governmental; imperial
7. presenting; showing
Prefix
Medicine
Biology
8. ana-
Pitch accent
じょ
Used in vocabulary (270 in total)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
① 地面の上。② この世。
① 予想した通り。
① 上側にある部分。
court lady; noblewoman
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
imperial decision
① 上の方の欄。
① 上半身に重ねて着た衣類のうち、もっとも外側にあるもの。
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
① 燃え上がること。特に大きな乗り物や建物、都市などが燃えること。② 投手が大量に失点すること。火だるま。③ インターネット上などで、ある人物や話題に対して多くの人が否定的なコメントを寄せて収拾がつかなくなること。
① ある物事を全体の計算の中に含めて数えること。
① 屋根の上。② 建物の最上部で、人が出られるようにした平らな場所。
good humour (humor); good mood
Edo-period business taxes
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
① 僧侶、お坊さん。
① まな板の上。
① 重なっている物の上の部分。② 上の階級。
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
① 洗練されていて高い品格があること。② 品質の良いこと。また、その品。
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
① 激しい怒りなどによってかっとなり、興奮したり取り乱したりすること。
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
good idea; wise policy
upper wing of a plane
① 位や身分が高いこと。② クラス・学年などの上の階級。③ 段階や等級が高いこと。
good performance; good work; great success
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
① 陸に上がること。② 外国の文化や物、資本などが進出すること。
good crop; masterpiece
at the meeting; on the occasion
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
① ある基準でならべたときの、上のほうのくらいや位置。
first half; upper half
① 上等の白米。② 上等の白米で作った酒。③ 上白糖。
spinning of cocoons; silkworm's last sleep; transformation to the pupa stage
upper half of the body; upper body
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
great success; happy result; good result
one's superior
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
① 机やテーブルの上。「卓上カレンダー」② 机上における程度に小型化された。
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
high-quality goods; choice goods
upper jaw; palate
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
trifling (fight); (a conflict) between small countries
① 空の高い所。② ある地点の上方の空。
① 一番上。
① 水の表面、水の上、水面。② 水の畔、水辺。③ 源流、上流、川上。④ 物事の起源。
① 品質が上等であること。
historic; historical
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
religious; spiritual
in the course of one's duties
① 上に述べたこと。
top (side); surface
memorial to the emperor
high-quality meat
physical; bodily; corporeal
reporting to the emperor
as a matter of social courtesy
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
superior officer
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
upper body
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
first-rate; finest quality; the best
① 空。② 天人の住むという世界。
① 目上の人のいるところに行くこと。また、人のもとに行くこと。
① 川の流れの水源に近い部分。② 社会的地位や生活水準が高い階層の人々。③ (情報技術)開発プロセスにおける前半の工程を指す。一般に、分析、要件定義、外部設計を含む。④ (資源開発)石油や天然ガスなどの開発・生産事業を指す。
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
① 歴史に記録されているところ。
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
the very best; excellent; superb
① 地方から東京へ行くこと。
mountain top
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
supremacy
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
floor above; floor upstairs
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
empirical; from experience
in name; on paper
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
above; going steadily upward
above-mentioned; above-named; above
① 月の初めの十日間。
report to the Emperor
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
① 上の方。
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
outward; superficial; external; apparent
on the lake
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
one's superior; senior; elder
money paid to the government
legendary; fabled; fabulous
excellent plan; best policy
upper end; top; tip; top edge
on the line; borderline
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
(on the) bridge
member of the upper house; senator
on the roof; court nobles
① 艦船(軍艦など)の上。
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
diplomatic; diplomatically
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
seniority; precedence; upper seat
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
report to the throne
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
water and sewer services
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
① 前に記述した事と同じである。(横書きの文書において上方向に同じ物がある場合に用いる)
military; strategic
(on the) bank of a large river
job-related; in the course of one's work
upper world; heaven; superkingdom; upper bound
memorial to the throne
① 人が飲むことのできる状態で送られる水。② 飲用などに用いるきれいな水の流れる水路。玉川上水など。③ 飲料、工業その他の目的に使うための水をパイプなどを用いて導く設備。上水道。
① 五節句の一つ。3月3日とされる。桃の節句とも。
① 五節句の一つ。3月3日とされる。桃の節句とも。
operational; strategic
hygienic; sanitary
on the road
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
on the road; side of the road; roadside
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
the press; (in the) newspapers
shogun's envoy; emissary
morally; from the moral point of view
① 飲料その他に用いる水を供給するための設備。
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth
① 著作物を出版すること。
fine weather; splendid weather
in a magazine
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
security-related; from the stand-point of safety
one's elders or superiors
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
over the Web
① 肩から肘の間を構成する骨。上膊骨。
nominal; in name only; titular
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
constitutional
on a map; on a chart
logically; from a logical point of view
going on the market; placing on the market
administrative; managerial; operational
administrative
supreme wisdom
upper lobe (of lung); superior lobe
high-class sake
on the high seas
first third of a two-hour period
for appearances' sake; for appearance sake
high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
15th day of the 1st lunar month
the above figure (chart, diagram, illustration, etc.)
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers
in the town; in the street
trade (foreign)
antiquity; ancient times
Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement)
loyal customer; important customer
upper respiratory tract; upper airway
on the shelf
penal; criminal
hardcover book; hardback book
rising tone (in Chinese); (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone
coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with)
superior make; luxury binding
from the chemical point of view
maxilla; upper jawbone
overline; overscore; overbar
above example
ancient history
being on duty
Samuel I (book of the Bible)
burial mound with square flat base and round top
chief; leader; guide
the foregoing; the forgoing
superphylum
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
side; edge
boom; prosperity
best policy
first-class inn
(arch.) thief; mouse
superfamily
Kings I (book of the Bible)
ethnic; racial
first volume
chasuble; phelonion
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
raising the ridgepole
placing on the agenda; member of the upper house
high retainer
① 前の文を省くこと。
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
overburden stress
superior conjunction
superorder
civil status; status (of a person) under the Civil Code
100th birthday
pectoral girdle
supratidal zone
ascending tract
superclass; (arch.) top-ranking priest in the Office of Monastic Affairs
superior frontal gyrus
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (formal WHO declaration); PHEIC
colored wood-free paper (coloured)
superscript diacritics; diacritical marks above letters
being romantically involved with someone of higher class (esp. of a man)
Jōko Station
Examples (23 in total)
The moon rose above the horizon.
Sign on this line.
Our tastes in art agree.