Vocabulary

What does 以上 (いじょう, ijou) mean?

以上 (いじょう, ijou) means or more, ~ and above; that's all (ending a presentation).

Quick facts
Readingいじょう
Romajiijou
Part of speechnoun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
いじょう
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonijou

or more, ~ and above; that's all (ending a presentation)

  1. 1noun suffix not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
  2. 2noun suffix beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than
  3. 3no-adjective · noun the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned
  4. 4noun · conjunction since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...
  5. 5expression that's all; that is the end; the end

Example sentences

  • I waited more than an hour at the station.

  • Only people aged 20 and over may enter.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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