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Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi
  • jou
  • shou
  • shan
Kun'yomi
  • ue
  • -ue
  • uwa-
  • kami
  • a.geru
  • -a.geru
  • a.garu
  • -a.garu
  • a.gari
  • -a.gari
  • nobo.ru
  • nobo.ri
  • nobo.seru
  • nobo.su
  • tatematsu.ru

Example words

  • jouzu skilful

Words that use 上

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.