Word Meaning 上の人

うえのひと ue no hito

上の人 is read as うえのひと (ue no hito) and means them (as opposed to "us").

Meaning

English

  1. them (as opposed to "us")
  2. person above
  3. upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
  4. superior
  5. boss
  6. higher-up

Reading

Kana

うえのひと

Romaji

ue no hito

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 96395 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上人

しょうにん

holy priest

上り下り

のぼりくだり

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)

上がる

あがる

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

上げる

あげる

(of the tide) to come in

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

かみ

head (of a table)

じょう

with my compliments

Example Sentences

10

People above 18 may drive.

Respect is due to older people.

There are more than six billion people in the world.

Yokohama is a city where more than three million people live.

Tom has started dating an older woman.

There were already over 20 people sitting there.

Over three thousand people attended the concert.

You must be polite to your elders.

Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.

People 65 and above get a pension from the government.