上人

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Chinese

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up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(上人)

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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上人

  1. (literary) someone who is virtuous and wise
  2. (literary) master; leader; monarch
  3. (honorific) monk

Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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上人

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) elder (parents or grandparents)

Pronunciation 3

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Verb

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上人

  1. (literary) to transcend someone

Pronunciation 4

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Verb

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上人

  1. (chiefly Northeastern Mandarin, of restaurants, theatres, etc.) to have customers come in continuously

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うえ
Grade: 1
ひと > びと
Grade: 1

Noun

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(うえ)(びと) (uebitoうへびと (ufebito)?

  1. (archaic) court officials, courtiers

Noun

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1

(しょう)(にん) (shōninしやうにん (syaunin)?

  1. a holy man, a priest, a saint

Noun

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Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1

(じょう)(にん) (jōninじやうにん (zyaunin)?

  1. an upstanding person
  2. person of high social status