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What does 上 (かみ, kami) mean?

上 (かみ, kami) means upper part, above; one's superiors.

Quick facts
Readingかみ
Romajikami
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
かみ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkami

upper part, above; one's superiors

  1. 1noun upper reaches (of a river); upper stream
  2. 2noun top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
  3. 3noun long ago
  4. 4noun beginning; first
  5. 5noun person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)

Example sentences

  • Water flows from upstream.

  • There's a small village upstream.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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