How to say above in Japanese

うえue

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

  • above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
  • top; summit
  • surface; on
  • before; previous
  • superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder)
  • on top of that; besides; what's more
  • upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)
  • matters concerning...; as concerns ...
  • since (i.e. "for that reason") - as ...上は

suffix noun:

  • suffix indicating higher social standing - honorific language 父上
  • place of one's superior (i.e. the throne) - archaism
  • emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo - archaism
  • noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman) - archaism

Example Sentences

失礼shitsureidaga上記のjoukino記事kijiniあるaru3つmittsuno誤りayamariwo指摘shitekiしてshiteおきokiたいtai
Excuse me. I'd like to point out three errors in the above article.
地上chijou22kai地下chikakainoオフィスビルOFYISUBIRUga建設中kensetsuchuuですdesu
An office building, with 22 stories above ground and 2 below, is under construction.
以上ijouのようにnoyouni実にjitsuniシンプルなSHINPURUna誰でもdaredemo出来るdekiruノウハウNOUHAUde十分なjuubunna利益riekito顧客kokyakuha確保kakuhoできるdekiruのですnodesu
As shown above, it is possible to obtain ample profit and customers with truly simple know-how that anyone can do!
中国語chuugokugoにおいてnioitehaテンスTENSUwo表すarawasu場合baaiにはniha上述joujutsuのようにnoyouni助詞joshikatokiwo表すarawasukatariまたはmataha文脈bunmyakuによるniyoruものmonoga多いooi
When indicating 'tense' in Chinese, as shown above, there are 'particles', 'time-specifying words' and also many cases where it depends on context.
まあmaaそれでもsoredemokimiよりyorihaはるかにharukanibokunohouga点数tensuu高いtakaiけどkedone。」「なんnanですdesuってttewatashiga本気を出せばhonkiwodasebaあなたanataなんて、目じゃないnante,mejanaiwa!」
"Well, even so my score is far above yours isn't it?" "What did you say!? If I was to go all out you'd be as nothing to me!"

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