Bloomko
JLPT N5 · Places & directions

上

うえ

up; above

Stroke order of 上

上 is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A short line pointing up from a flat base: above, up.

Parts: 卜-like upward stroke + 一 ground line

Example sentence

机の上に本があります。

つくえのうえにほんがあります。

There is a book on the desk.

Words with 上

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