上うわ

うわ uwa

upper
outer
surface

nounprefix

Chinese meanings

上；外；表面

Chinese notes

うわ常作为词素出现在上着、上側等复合词中。

Examples

寒いので上着を着た。
I put on a jacket because it was cold.
因为冷，我穿上了外套。
箱の上側に名前を書いた。
I wrote my name on the upper side of the box.
我在箱子的上侧写了名字。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9ce542fed7'); // 上

{
  "id": "9ce542fed7",
  "word": "上",
  "reading": "うわ",
  "romaji": "uwa",
  "meanings": [
    "upper",
    "outer",
    "surface"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "pref"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1352140,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "寒いので上着を着た。",
      "en": "I put on a jacket because it was cold."
    },
    {
      "ja": "箱の上側に名前を書いた。",
      "en": "I wrote my name on the upper side of the box."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "122301ada75a00d5143847a76a459c66f2174d29432f21b37c7eaf39b8e7ccfd",
    "meanings": [
      "上",
      "外",
      "表面"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "寒いので上着を着た。",
        "zh": "因为冷，我穿上了外套。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "箱の上側に名前を書いた。",
        "zh": "我在箱子的上侧写了名字。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/9ce542fed7",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1352140; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "うわ常作为词素出现在上着、上側等复合词中。",
    "review_hash": "490c63569095f023fc1f1c3b8aa609f5eb23a49bdf6d24e3a5ebcb74f1e2e8b8"
  }
}