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How to say 'More than' or 'No more' in Japanese | 以上

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The Japanese word for More than or No more is 'Ijou', written as 以上 in Japanese.'More than' or 'No more' in hiragana is いじょう.

    word

    以上

    Meaning

    More than, No more

    Reading

    いじょう

    ijou

    Kanji

    By means of Up

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '以上 (いじょう)'can mean 'more than' or 'no more', depending on the context.It is often used to indicate a threshold or limit, such as a minimum requirement or a maximum cap. For example: You need to be 18 years old or more「18歳以上が必要です」(18さいいじょうがひつようです). No more than 5 people can enter「5人以上は入れません」(5にんいじょうははいれません).It can also be used to conclude a statement, meaning 'thats all' or 'no more', as in the phrase '以上です (いじょうです)', which signals 'that's all' or a formal conclusion.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    197

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 以上

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    By means of

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Up

Words Related to 以上 Through the Kanji

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 以 as well.

  • word

    以外

    Meaning

    Except

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    以下

    Meaning

    Below, Less

  • word

    以来

    Meaning

    Since

  • word

    以降

    Meaning

    After

  • word

    以後

    Meaning

    After, Hereafter

  • word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

Words Related to 以上 Through the Kanji

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 上 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Top, Above

  • word

    上げる

    Meaning

    Give, Raise

  • word

    上り

    Meaning

    Ascent

  • word

    上着

    Meaning

    Jacket

  • word

    立ち上がる

    Meaning

    Rise up, Standup

  • word

    上る

    Meaning

    Rise, Climb

  • word

    取り上げる

    Meaning

    Take up, Confiscate

  • word

    上昇

    Meaning

    Rise, Ascent

  • word

    上がる

    Meaning

    Enter, Rise

  • word

    上下

    Meaning

    Updown

  • word

    上達

    Meaning

    Improvement

  • word

    向上

    Meaning

    Improvement

  • word

    最上

    Meaning

    Best, Supreme

  • word

    仕上げ

    Meaning

    Finishing

  • word

    仕上げる

    Meaning

    Finish

  • word

    屋上

    Meaning

    Rooftop

  • word

    上手

    Meaning

    Skilled

  • word

    上品

    Meaning

    Elegant

  • word

    上司

    Meaning

    Boss

  • word

    地上

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    打ち上げる

    Meaning

    Celebrate, Launch

  • word

    差し上げる

    Meaning

    Give

  • word

    申し上げる

    Meaning

    Say

  • word

    売り上げ

    Meaning

    Sales

  • word

    上等

    Meaning

    Superior

  • word

    見上げる

    Meaning

    Lookup

  • word

    引き上げる

    Meaning

    Raise, Withdraw

  • word

    出来上がる

    Meaning

    Complete

  • word

    上記

    Meaning

    Above

  • word

    起き上がる

    Meaning

    Getup

  • word

    作り上げる

    Meaning

    Complete, Fabricate

  • word

    上旬

    Meaning

    First ten days of the month

  • word

    海上

    Meaning

    Sea

  • word

    出来上がり

    Meaning

    Completion

  • word

    目上

    Meaning

    Superior

  • word

    上陸

    Meaning

    Landing

  • word

    値上がり

    Meaning

    Price increase

  • word

    値上げ

    Meaning

    Price hike

  • word

    上回る

    Meaning

    Exceed

  • word

    途上

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    持ち上げる

    Meaning

    Lift

  • word

    年上

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    盛り上がる

    Meaning

    Excite

  • word

    上流

    Meaning

    Upper class, Upstream

  • word

    飛び上がる

    Meaning

    Jump

  • word

    浮かび上がる

    Meaning

    Surface, Emerge

  • word

    上位

    Meaning

    Higher rank, Superior position

  • word

    陸上

    Meaning

    Land

  • word

    計上

    Meaning

    Inclusion

  • word

    上場

    Meaning

    Listing

  • word

    上級

    Meaning

    Advanced

  • word

    盛り上げる

    Meaning

    Boost

  • word

    頂上

    Meaning

    Summit

  • word

    召し上がる

    Meaning

    Eat, Drink

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