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Japanese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of うえ – see the following entry.
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(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.)
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Etymology 2
Noun
うえ • (ue)
- hunger
- starvation
Synonyms
Etymology 3
/uhe2/: *upəj → upe → uɸe → uwe → ue.
Pronunciation
Noun
うえ • (ue) ←うへ (ufe)?
- a device placed in a river used to capture fish
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