This kanji means up or upper.

on readings:
  • jo
  • sho
kun readings:
  • kami
  • a
  • nobo
examples:
gokujō top quality
jōen performance, dramatic presentation
jōjun first 10 days of a month
jōkan first volume
jōkyō go/come to Tokyo
jōriku landing, going ashore
jōzu skilled, good, good at
kiriage conclusion, rounding up, revaluation
neage price increase
noborizaka ascend
がる okiagaru get up, pick oneself up
rikujō track and field
sekijō at the meeting, on the occasion
takujō desktop, table top
uwabe exterior, surface, outward appearance
uwagi jacket
がり yuagari just after a bath

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Last Alteration Performed: 19 April 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.