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上下

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 上下.

Dictionary

Entry

上下ょうげNounFreq #2678
1

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

Examples
彼は旗を上下に動かした。
He moved the flags up and down.
2

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

going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating

3

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

going and coming back

4

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

5

first and second volumes

6

Clothing

top and bottom; two-piece (outfit)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

above, up

3 strokesFrequency 35JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジョウショウシャン

Kun

うえ-うえうわ-かみあ.げる-あ.げるあ.がる-あ.がるあ.がり-あ.がりのぼ.るのぼ.りのぼ.せるのぼ.すたてまつ.る

Nanori

あおいあげかきかずかんこうのぼりほつ

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

3 strokesFrequency 97JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる

Nanori

さかしと

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