# 上 — Above

Frequency rank 13 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 中 (Middle), less common than 者 (Someone).

- On’yomi: じょう
- Kun’yomi: うえ、あ、のぼ、かみ
- Radical: 一 One (Kangxi 1)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 3

A plane leaves the runway and climbs until the horizon becomes a thin line beneath its wings.

In words:

- 上 うえ — on top of
- 上げる あげる — to give
- 上る あがる — to rise

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