うえ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of うえ – see the following entry.
【上】1
the above
the top (position or direction)
the surface
superiority (in skill, age, level, etc.)
suffix addressing to a superior
a surname
(This term, うえ (ue), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as うえ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うえ.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
飢え
餓え
饑え

Noun

うえ • (ue) 

  1. hunger
  2. starvation
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
筌
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/uhe2/: *upəj → upe → uɸe → uwe → ue.

Pronunciation

Noun

うえ • (ue) ←うへ (ufe)?

  1. a device placed in a river used to capture fish

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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