うえ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of うえ – see the following entries.

【上】1 [noun] the above [noun] the top (position or direction) [noun] the surface [noun] superiority (in skill, age, level, etc.) [suffix] suffix addressing to a superior [proper noun] a surname

【筌】H [noun] a device placed in a river used to capture fish

(This term, うえ (ue), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as うえ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うえ.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
飢え 餓え 饑え

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うえ [ùéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟e̞]

Noun

うえ • (ue) 

1. hunger
2. starvation

Synonyms

• 空腹(くうふく) (kūfuku)

Verb

うえ • (ue) 

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of うえる (ueru) [ichidan]