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
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Kanji used
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Pitch accent
じょ
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Used in vocabulary (280 in total)
① 地面の上。② この世。
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
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。
① 空の高い所。② ある地点の上方の空。
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
① ある基準でならべたときの、上のほうのくらいや位置。
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。
upper half of the body; upper body
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
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。
good humour (humor); good mood
superior officer
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。
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
① 一番上。
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
① 上側にある部分。
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
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 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。
first-rate; finest quality; the best
① 空。② 天人の住むという世界。
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
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。
① 重なっている物の上の部分。② 上の階級。
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。
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
good performance; good work; great success
① 歴史に記録されているところ。
① 品質が上等であること。
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
historic; historical
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。
① 地方から東京へ行くこと。
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。
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
floor above; floor upstairs
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
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。
empirical; from experience
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
above; going steadily upward
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
above-mentioned; above-named; above
① 月の初めの十日間。
report to the Emperor
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
supreme; greatest; highest; best
① 上の方。
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
outward; superficial; external; apparent
high-quality goods; choice goods
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
on the lake
at the meeting; on the occasion
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
one's superior; senior; elder
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor
upper jaw; palate
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
legendary; fabled; fabulous
on the line; borderline
① ある物事を全体の計算の中に含めて数えること。
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
money paid to the government
excellent plan; best policy
upper end; top; tip; top edge
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
in the course of one's duties
member of the upper house; senator
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
(on the) bridge
on the roof; court nobles
① 艦船(軍艦など)の上。
diplomatic; diplomatically
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
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
top (side); surface
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
① 上に述べたこと。
water and sewer services
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
① まな板の上。
on the road; side of the road; roadside
great success; happy result; good result
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
upper world; heaven; superkingdom; upper bound
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 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)
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
military; strategic
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
job-related; in the course of one's work
operational; strategic
memorial to the throne
(on the) bank of a large river
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。
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
① 飲料その他に用いる水を供給するための設備。
the press; (in the) newspapers
shogun's envoy; emissary
morally; from the moral point of view
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
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
in a magazine
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
security-related; from the stand-point of safety
Edo-period business taxes
one's elders or superiors
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
the very best; excellent; superb
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
① 肩から肘の間を構成する骨。上膊骨。
nominal; in name only; titular
first half; upper half
on a map; on a chart
logically; from a logical point of view
① 予想した通り。
going on the market; placing on the market
court lady; noblewoman
administrative; managerial; operational
① 僧侶、お坊さん。
memorial to the emperor
upper lobe (of lung); superior lobe
good idea; wise policy
the very best; excellent; superb
high-class sake
first third of a two-hour period
supreme wisdom
high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
15th day of the 1st lunar month
for appearances' sake; for appearance sake
high-quality meat
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
physical; bodily; corporeal
chief; leader; guide
the above figure (chart, diagram, illustration, etc.)
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers
loyal customer; important customer
Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement)
good crop; masterpiece
in the town; in the street
antiquity; ancient times
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
① 上等の白米。② 上等の白米で作った酒。③ 上白糖。
upper respiratory tract; upper airway
on the shelf
supreme wisdom
rising tone (in Chinese); (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone
coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with)
hardcover book; hardback book
reporting to the emperor
superior make; luxury binding
① 上の方の欄。
trifling (fight); (a conflict) between small countries
as a matter of social courtesy
from the chemical point of view
maxilla; upper jawbone
upper wing of a plane
overline; overscore; overbar
above example
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
being on duty
Samuel I (book of the Bible)
burial mound with square flat base and round top
ancient history
the foregoing; the forgoing
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
spinning of cocoons; silkworm's last sleep; transformation to the pupa stage
spinning of cocoons; silkworm's last sleep; transformation to the pupa stage
first-class inn
superfamily
chasuble; phelonion
Kings I (book of the Bible)
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
imperial decision
one's superior
raising the ridgepole
superior conjunction
high retainer
colored wood-free paper (coloured)
civil status; status (of a person) under the Civil Code
placing on the agenda; member of the upper house
① 前の文を省くこと。
100th birthday
superclass; (arch.) top-ranking priest in the Office of Monastic Affairs
superscript diacritics; diacritical marks above letters
being romantically involved with someone of higher class (esp. of a man)
Examples (23 in total)
The moon rose above the horizon.
Sign on this line.
Our tastes in art agree.