上

Transitive verb

to raise; to elevate

Transitive verb

to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)

Transitive verb; Occ. 騰げる in ref. to price

to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)

Transitive verb

to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)

Polite; Word usually written using kana alone; Transitive verb

to give

Transitive verb

to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)

Transitive verb

to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve

Transitive verb

to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain

Transitive verb

to promote (someone)

Transitive verb

to complete; to finish

Transitive verb

to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)

Transitive verb

to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up

Transitive verb

to do up (one's hair)

Transitive verb

to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)

Transitive verb

to praise; to commend; to flatter

Transitive verb

to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs

Transitive verb

to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)

Transitive verb

to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post

Colloquial; Transitive verb; Esp. as アゲる

to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood

Intransitive verb

(of the tide) to come in; to rise

Intransitive verb; Finance

to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

to vomit; to throw up

Word usually written using kana alone; Polite; Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb

to do for (the sake of someone else)

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to complete ...

Humble; Suffix; After the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility

to humbly do ...

Noun, used as a suffix

not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more

Noun, used as a suffix

beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun

the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing

Common noun; Conjunction; After a verb

since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...

Expressions

that's all; that is the end; the end

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to get out (of water); to come ashore; to be washed ashore

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to float atop the water; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse); to rise to the surface

Godan verb; Intransitive verb; Occ. as 騰る in ref. to money

to increase; to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to rise

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to improve; to make progress

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to be promoted; to advance

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to be made (of profit, etc.)

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to occur (esp. of a favourable result)

Godan verb; Intransitive verb; Often as 〜で上がる

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to be finished; to be done; to be over

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to stop (of rain); to clear up (of weather)

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to win (in a card game, etc.)

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to be spoken loudly; to be raised loudly (of a voice)

Colloquial; Godan verb; Intransitive verb; Esp. アガる

to get nervous; to get stage fright

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to be offered (to the gods, etc.)

Humble; Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to go; to visit

Honorific; Godan verb; Transitive verb

to eat; to drink

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to serve (in one's master's home)

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to enter a red light district; to amuse oneself in a red light district; to visit a brothel

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement); to become excited; to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd)

Suffix; Godan verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to be complete; to finish

Suffix; Godan verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently

Expressions; As ～上ル; in the Kyoto address system

above; north of

Esp. 上手い, 巧い

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate

Esp. 旨い, 美味い, 甘い

delicious; tasty; good; nice

Esp. 旨い

good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid

Suffix

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of; as a matter of; in view of; so far as ... is concerned

Suffix

on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle)

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

the best; top; first class; first grade

Common noun

first volume (of a two or three-volume set); first book

Expressions; Written on a gift's wrapping paper

with my compliments

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface

this world; this earth

Conjunction

in addition; furthermore

Conjunction

above (which); on top of (which)

上る／登る only

to ascend; to go up; to climb

上る／昇る only

to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise

上る only

to go to (the capital)

昇る only

to be promoted

上る only

to add up to

上る only

to advance (in price)

上る only

to swim up (a river); to sail up

上る only

to come up (on the agenda)

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever

flattery

top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

going and coming back

upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people

first and second volumes

Clothing

top and bottom; two-piece (outfit)

older; senior

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

rooftop

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

rising; ascending; climbing

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

superior (in rank); top; ranking

Computing

higher order (e.g. byte)

Computing

host computer (of connected device)

coat; jacket; outerwear

top; upper-body garment

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around

infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice

upper half of the body; upper body

Usu. with neg. sentence

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

to stand up; to get up; to rise (to one's feet)

to recover; to regain one's energy; to rise

to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to start (doing)

Sumo

to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

Computing

to start up; to boot up

to be established; to be set up; to be formed; to be created

to rise (of steam, smoke, etc.)

to look up at; to raise one's eyes

to look up to; to admire; to respect