上辺

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
うわ
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
上邊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(うわ)() (uwabe

  1. on the surface, seeming, outward
    (うわ)()だけ()判断(はんだん)する
    uwabe dake o mite handan suru
    to judge a book by its cover
    (literally, “to judge after seeing only the surface”)
    うわべ
    uwabe wa
    ostensibly
  2. pretended, superficial

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
上邊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːhẽ̞ɴ]

Noun[edit]

(じょう)(へん) (jōhen

  1. upper side

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN