上
N3かみ
[kami]
Definitions
1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream
2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
4.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
beginning; first
8.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
head (of a table)
Less common meanings (5)
3.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Dated
long ago
5.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Historical
person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
6.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Historical
government; imperial court
7.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Historical
imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace
9.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Dated
wife; mistress (of a restaurant)
Other Readings
「上」 has other readings with different meanings.
Example Sentences
川の上の方に橋がある。
There's a bridge upstream.
上座に座るのは目上の方だ。
The person who sits in the seat of honor is one's superior.
この地域は昔から上と呼ばれて政治の中心だった。
This area has been called 'kami' since old times and was the political center.