Word Meaning 一枚上

いちまいうえ ichimaiue

一枚上 is read as いちまいうえ (ichimaiue) and means one step higher.

Meaning

English

  1. one step higher
  2. one better
  3. cut above
  4. one up

Reading

Kana

いちまいうえ

Romaji

ichimaiue

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 51853 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一枚上手

いちまいうわて

one step higher

一身上

いっしんじょう

personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)

一番上

いちばんうえ

highest

一枚

いちまい

one thin flat object

一枚岩

いちまいいわ

monolith

一枚下

いちまいした

one step lower

一枚落ち

いちまいおち

playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop

一枚貝

いちまいがい

univalve

一枚看板

いちまいかんばん

best item one has (to show)

一枚噛む

いちまいかむ

to participate in (as a member)

パンツ一枚

ぱんついちまい

(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants

紙一枚

かみいちまい

one sheet of paper

Example Sentences

1

He has a slight edge on you.