うえ

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of うえ – see the following entry.
【上】1
[noun] the above
[noun] the top (position or direction)
[noun] the surface of
[noun] superior in skill, age, level, etc.
[suffix] suffix addressing to a superior
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, うえ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as うえ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うえ.)

Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
飢え
餓え
饑え

Noun

うえ • (ue) 

  1. hunger
  2. starvation
Synonyms

Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
筌

/uhe2/: *upəj → upe → uɸe → uwe → ue.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うえ​ [ùéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝe̞]

Noun

うえ • (ue) ←うへ (ufe)?

  1. a device placed in a river used to capture fish

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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