Word Meaning 上下

うえした ueshita

上下 is read as うえした (ueshita) and means upside-down.

Meaning

English

  1. upside-down
  2. top and bottom
  3. up and down
  4. high and low
  5. above and below
  6. upper and lower ends

Reading

Kana

うえした

Romaji

ueshita

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 13985 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上り下り

のぼりくだり

going up and down

上げ下げ

あげさげ

ebb and flow (of the tide)

上げ下ろし

あげおろし

loading and unloading (cargo)

上下動

じょうげどう

vertical motion (in earthquakes)

上下線

じょうげせん

both (railway) tracks

下克上

げこくじょう

juniors dominating seniors

幕下上位

まくしたじょうい

30 highest ranked makushita wrestlers

上がり

あがり

after (rain, illness, etc.)

上り

のぼり

upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

上がる

あがる

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

上げる

あげる

(of the tide) to come in

Example Sentences

10

It's upside down.

He shook his head up and down.

The bus rocked heavily up and down.

We've had our ups and downs.

Don't hold it upside down.

The temperature of the human body hovers around 37°C.

When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.

When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.

It's a lot of trouble to write my name, because it takes 50 strokes to write both my first and last names.

Bob mounted the portrait in a fancy frame, but it was upside down.