Vocabulary

What does 真上 (まうえ, maue) mean?

真上 (まうえ, maue) means directly above.

Quick facts
Readingまうえ
Romajimaue
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
まうえ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmaue

directly above

  1. 1noun · no-adjective right above; just above; directly above

Example sentences

  • It's the time of day when the sun rises directly overhead.

  • The airplane passed directly over my house.

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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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