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上

うえ

up, above

Mnemonic

A stroke sitting on top of the line, and that's the whole word. Head back, eyes up, the way you look when someone shouts down from a balcony: うえ.

Worth knowing

Same kanji as 上げる あげる 'to raise'. This one is the position, not the lifting.

Built from

up, above
A mark sitting above the line.

Words sharing these kanji

to raise, to increase ... or more, beyond to go up, to rise to stand up skilled, good to look up above ground

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