Word Meaning 上から目線

うえからめせん uekaramesen

上から目線 is read as うえからめせん (uekaramesen) and means condescending attitude.

Meaning

English

  1. condescending attitude
  2. arrogant attitude
  3. looking down on

Reading

Kana

うえからめせん

Romaji

uekaramesen

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words うざい,うざったい Rank 32009 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上目線

うえめせん

condescending attitude

上下線

じょうげせん

both (railway) tracks

上線

じょうせん

overline

上り線

のぼりせん

up line

上向線

じょうこうせん

upswing

上位打線

じょういだせん

top of the (batting) order

目線

めせん

line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

カメラ目線

かめらめせん

looking straight at the camera

上目遣い

うわめづかい

upturned eyes

目線に立つ

めせんにたつ

to consider another's point of view

線上

せんじょう

on a line

Example Sentences

1

I don't know, she really has a condescending way of talking, don't you think? Sometimes it gets to me.