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上辺

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
上 辺
うわ
Grade: 1 		べ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
上邊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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上(うわ)辺(べ) • (uwabe) 

  1. on the surface, seeming, outward
    上(うわ)辺(べ)だけを見(み)て判断(はんだん)する
    uwabe dake o mite handan suru
    to judge a book by its cover
    (literally, “to judge after seeing only the surface”)
    うわべは
    uwabe wa
    ostensibly
  2. pretended, superficial

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
上 辺
じょう
Grade: 1 		へん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
上邊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːhẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

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上(じょう)辺(へん) • (jōhen) 

  1. upper side

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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