目め上うえ

めうえ meue

superior(s)
senior

noun

Chinese meanings

长辈；上级

Examples

Furigana

目め上うえの人ひとには礼れい儀ぎ正ただしくしなければならない。
You must be polite to your elders.
对长辈必须有礼貌。
Tatoeba #79901
最さい近きん、目め上うえの人ひとに敬けい語ごを使つかわない若わか者ものが多おおい。
Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.
最近很多年轻人不对长辈使用敬语。
Tatoeba #75064

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('c864ff58da'); // 目上

{
  "id": "c864ff58da",
  "word": "目上",
  "reading": "めうえ",
  "romaji": "meue",
  "meanings": [
    "superior(s)",
    "senior"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1535490,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "目上の人には礼儀正しくしなければならない。",
      "furigana": "{目上|めうえ}の{人|ひと}には{礼儀正|れいぎただ}しくしなければならない。",
      "en": "You must be polite to your elders.",
      "tatoeba_id": 79901
    },
    {
      "ja": "最近、目上の人に敬語を使わない若者が多い。",
      "furigana": "{最近|さいきん}、{目上|めうえ}の{人|ひと}に{敬語|けいご}を{使|つか}わない{若者|わかもの}が{多|おお}い。",
      "en": "Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.",
      "tatoeba_id": 75064
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "323025410d65ec5929831168d6bd10d8dfa7cd46c3b823ea50b672cbf5cede6f",
    "meanings": [
      "长辈",
      "上级"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "目上の人には礼儀正しくしなければならない。",
        "zh": "对长辈必须有礼貌。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "最近、目上の人に敬語を使わない若者が多い。",
        "zh": "最近很多年轻人不对长辈使用敬语。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/c864ff58da",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1535490; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "62fbc1034f641c658196e7fba7cbd4fb8fc95febfb211933a1031f7e199e501b"
  }
}