Word Meaning その上

そのかみ sonokami

その上 is read as そのかみ (sonokami) and means a long time ago.

Meaning

English

  1. a long time ago
  2. in those days
  3. once upon a time

Reading

Kana

そのかみ

Romaji

sonokami

Writing Variants

  • 其の上 そのかみ so no kami

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 97572 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

年上

としうえ

older

うえ

surface

かみ

head (of a table)

じょう

with my compliments

水上

すいじょう

aquatic

川上

かわかみ

upper reaches of a river

北上

ほくじょう

going north

山上

さんじょう

mountain top

右上

みぎうえ

upper right

左上

ひだりうえ

upper left

海上

かいじょう

on the sea

最上

もがみ

best

Example Sentences

6

Don't sit on it.

The ice was thick enough to walk on.

I haven't put on the jacket yet.

To make matters worse, it began snowing.

Keiko bought a new shelf, on which she put her dolls.

Moreover, because he was handsome, he was ill-suited to working as a teacher in a girls' school.