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上
Hiragana
かみ
Noun
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
あるものの上側や高い位置にある部分 / 立場・地位・身分が高いこと、またはその人 / 序列・順序などで先の方、優れた方 / 古語・雅語としての「かみ」。目上の人や、天皇・将軍など支配者層を指す、またはその側近・上席の場所 / 上下・表裏・優劣などの、一方の側を表す語
Easy Japanese Meaning
たかいほう、もののうわのほうをさす。くらいやちいがたかいこともいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
上端；上部 / 上游；上方地区 / 上位者；尊长（旧）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
上方、上面 / （河川的）上游 / 上位者、目上
Korean Meaning
윗부분 / 상류(하천의 위쪽) / 윗사람
Vietnamese Meaning
phần trên / thượng lưu (dòng sông) / người bề trên, cấp trên
Tagalog Meaning
itaas na bahagi / nakatataas (taong mas mataas ang ranggo) / kabisera (Kyoto)
Sense（1）
(obsolete) Same as かみ (kami) above
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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In ancient documents, the word '上' was used to refer to gods.
In ancient documents, the word '上' was used to refer to gods.
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古代の文献には、神々を指す言葉として「上」が使われていました。
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