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上じょう下げ
Meanings
Noun
1. top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down
Noun
Verb (する)
2. going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
3. going and coming back
Noun
4. upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
5. first and second volumes
Kanji used
上
above
下
below
Pitch accent
じょ
うげ
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Conjugations...Used in: 2615
Composed of
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
vertical motion (in earthquakes)
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Examples (8 in total)
It's upside down.
The swing is moving up and down.
He shook his head up and down.
He moved the flags up and down.
It moves up and down like a violinist's elbow.
I turned the table upside down to fix it.
When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.
The temperature of the human body hovers around 37°C.