じやう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of じやう – see the following entries.

[noun] the first volume in a two- or three-volume set

[suffix] from the standpoint of...

[suffix] aboard (a plane, ship, etc.)

[suffix] above, in, on

[proper noun] a surname

[noun] a traditional Japanese unit of length, equal to one 丈 (jō, roughly three meters) and three 尺 (shaku, roughly one foot or thirty centimeters)

(This term, じやう, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as じやう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as じやう.)

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