じょうげ

上下

top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

top and bottom•high and low•above and below•upper and lower ends•up and down

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

going up and down•rising and falling•fluctuating

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

going and coming back

Noun

upper and lower classes•ruler and ruled•the government and the people

Noun

first and second volumes

Noun

top and bottom•two-piece (outfit)

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は首(くび)を上下(じょうげ)に振(ふる)った。

He shook his head up and down.

彼(かれ)は旗を上下(じょうげ)に動かした。

He moved the flags up and down.

バスは上下(じょうげ)に激しく揺れた。

The bus rocked heavily up and down.

ぶらんこが上下(じょうげ)に動いている。

The swing is moving up and down.

彼女はその絵を上下(じょうげ)さかさまにかえた。

She hung the picture upside down.

above, up

ジョウ / うえ

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

カ / した