上

Above

Also: Up, Top, Rise, Upper

On'yomi

  • じょう jou
  • しょう shou
  • しゃん shan

Kun'yomi

  • うえ ue
  • うわ uwa
  • かみ kami
  • あ(げる) ageru
  • のぼ(り) nobori
  • たてまつ tatematsu
Stroke count
3
Radical
一 one · Kangxi radical 1
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Grade 1

上 has 3 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 一 (one), number 1. Hashidari places it at JLPT N5. Japanese students learn it in grade 1 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N5 kanji list · Grade 1 kanji list · All kanji