うえ

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of うえ – see the following entry.
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[noun] the above
[noun] the top (position or direction)
[noun] the surface of
[noun] superior in skill, age, level, etc.
[suffix] suffix addressing to a superior
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, うえ (ue), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as うえ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うえ.)

Etymology 2

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Alternative spellings
飢え
餓え
饑え

Noun

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うえ (ue

  1. hunger
  2. starvation
Synonyms
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Etymology 3

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Alternative spelling
Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
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/uhe2/: *upəj → upe → uɸe → uwe → ue.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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うえ (ueうへ (ufe)?

  1. a device placed in a river used to capture fish

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN