上下

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	下

Etymology 1

上 (ue, “above”) +‎ 下 (shita, “below”)

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [ɯᵝ.e̞.ɕi.ta̠]
• うえ​した (Nakadaka)

Noun

上下 (hiragana うえした, romaji ueshita)

1. upside-down

Derived terms

• 上下になる (うえしたになる, ueshita ni naru) to be upside-down

Etymology 2

上 (jō, “first volume”) +‎ 下 (ge, “last volume”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [d͡ʑo̞.ge̞]
• ジョ​ーゲ (Atamadaka)

Noun

上下 (hiragana じょうげ, romaji jōge)

1. going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
2. going and coming back
3. first and second volumes

Derived terms

Derived terms

Uncommon 上下関係 (じょうげかんけい, jōge kankei) pecking order 上下逆様 (じょうげさかさま, jōge saka-sama) upside down 上下線 (じょうげせん, jōge-sen) both railway tracks 上下動 (じょうげどう, jōgedō) vertical motion (in earthquakes) 上下左右 (じょうげさゆう, jōgesayū) up and down (top and bottom), left and right

Uncommon (continued) 上下水道 (じょうげすいどう, jōgesuidō) water and sewer services Computer Terms 上下限 (じょうげげん, jōgegen) bounds 上下列 (じょうげれつ, jōgeretsu) chain

Etymology 3

上 (kami, “top”) +‎ 下 (shimo, “lower portion”)

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [ka̠.mi.ɕi.mo̞]
• かみしも (Heiban)

Noun

上下 (hiragana かみしも, romaji kamishimo)

1. samurai costume

Alternative forms

• 裃

Etymology 4

上 (shō, “above a situation”) +‎ 下 (ka, “under a situation”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [ɕo̞ː.ka̠]
• ショ​ウカ (Atamadaka)

Noun

上下 (hiragana しょうか, romaji shōka)

1. upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people

Verb

上下 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana しょうかする, romaji shōka suru)上下する 上下 suru

1. to go up and down; to go high and low; to go above and below

Etymology 5

上 (jō, “first”) +‎ 下 (ka, “under a situation”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ː.ka̠]
• ジョ​ウカ (Atamadaka)

Noun

上下 (hiragana じょうか, romaji jōka)

1. top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends

Verb

上下 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana じょうかする, romaji jōka suru)上下する 上下 suru

1. to go up and down; to go high and low; to go above and below

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
上下

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ʂaŋ˥˩ɕia˥˩ ]

Noun

上下 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shàngxià)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) high and low
2. (Intermediate Mandarin) from top to bottom
3. (Intermediate Mandarin) up and down
4. (Intermediate Mandarin) old and young
5. (Intermediate Mandarin) relative superiority or inferiority

Postposition

上下 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shàngxià)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) about; or so

Verb

上下 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shàngxià)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) to go up and down

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785: