Word Meaning 上書

うわがき uwagaki

上書 is read as うわがき (uwagaki) and means overwriting (data, file, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. overwriting (data, file, etc.)
  2. superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.)
  3. address

Reading

Kana

うわがき

Romaji

uwagaki

Writing Variants

  • 上書き うわがき uwagaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 108942 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上書き保存

うわがきほぞん

saving changes (e.g. to a file)

口上書

こうじょうがき

verbal note (notes verbale)

身上調書

しんじょうちょうしょ

personal information form

書き上げる

かきあげる

to finish writing

上がる

あがる

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

上り下り

のぼりおり

going up and down

上下

じょうげ

first and second volumes

上がり

あがり

after (rain, illness, etc.)

上り

のぼり

upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

上がったり

あがったり

doomed (business, trade, etc.)

上げ

あげ

rise (e.g. in price)

うえ

surface

Example Sentences

3

Uh oh, I saved over it.

You need not write more than 400 words.

Jiro Akagawa has written over 480 novels.