上 above

Fortunetellin

(katakana toe) + 一 (one/line radical)

★★★★★

3 strokes

Onyomi

JOU	JOE Stalin was at the top , above the Soviet government. Think of the 一 as being a line, and there's a toe poking above the line.

Kunyomi

うえ ( の or に )	above ★★★★★
( が ) あ＊がる	something gets raised, lifted, promoted ★★★★★
( を ) あ＊げる	to literally raise (your hands, and wave them from side to side; the roof) ★★★★★
( に ) のぼ＊る	rise up : Sometimes literal (climb a ladder, go up hill) , but usually figuragive ( To rise to stardom, a cost that runs as high as a billion annually). ★★★☆☆
( xxx ) じょう	SUFFIX meaning, 'in terms of.' For example, ネット上 (he's big on the internet, but not really anywhere else) or 歴史上 (historically) SUF ★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

以上(いじょう)	more than / that's all ★★★★☆ JERK 以 (compared to) + 上 (above) = 以上 (more than / that's all) ２ meanings. usually said when you finish ordering something (food, copies, condoms) ； 'That'll be all.' It also means, "on top of all that" or "more than" (used like xxx以上、or sometimes also 以上　のｘｘｘ）
上手(じょうず) な	skilllfully done! ★★★★☆ FP 上 (above) + 手 (hand) = 上手 (skilllfully done!) skillfully done! Usually used to praise one's friends' efforts (at art, music, cooking, etc.)
上級(じょうきゅう) の	advanced-level ★★★☆☆ 上 (above) + 級 (level) = 上級 (advanced-level) advanced level. When you finish this book, you'll still be a beginner of kanji but you'll have advanced level skills at making people aware of problems in life that their Moms might face.
目上の人(めうえ) のひと	higher person ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 目 (eye) + 上 (above) + 人 (person) = 目上の人 (higher person) someone who out-ranks you - at work, school, or in society.

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