Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 上下. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 上下, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 上下 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 上下 you have here. The definition of the word 上下 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of上下, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
Compound of 上がり(agari, “rising, going up”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 上がる(agaru, “to rise, to go up”)) + 下り(ori, “descending, going down”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 下りる(oriru, “to descend, to go down”)).
Compound of 上がり(agari, “rising, going up”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 上がる(agaru, “to rise, to go up”)) + 下がり(sagari, “coming down, hanging down”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 下がる(sagaru, “to come down, to hang down”)).
Compound of 上げ(age, “raising, lifting up”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上げるageru, “to raise something, to lift something up”) + 下ろし(oroshi, “lowering, bringing down”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下ろすorosu, “to lower something, to bring something down”).
Compound of 上げ(age, “raising, lifting up”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上げるageru, “to raise something, to lift something up”) + 下だし(kudashi, “putting something down; passing something through one's gut”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下すkudasu, “to put something down; to pass something through one's gut”).
Compound of 上げ(age, “raising, lifting up”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上げるageru, “to raise something, to lift something up”) + 下げ(sage, “lowering something, hanging something down”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下げるsageru, “to lower something, to hang something down”).
上下の合方(ueshita no aikata): “up and down accompaniment ” → a kind of music played during kabuki performances, where one person plays samisen, another sings the low part, and another sings the high part
Compound of 上り(kari, “rising in tone”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上るkaru, “to rise in tone”) + 下り(meri, “falling in tone”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下るmeru, “to fall in tone”).
From Middle Chinese compound 上下(dzyangH hæX, literally “up and down”). Compare modern Cantonese reading soeng6 haa6, Hakkasong-ha, or Min Nan alternative reading chiūⁿ hā.
The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.
上下付け(jōgezuke), 上下付(jōgezuke): a kind of poetry game where either the first and last lines of a haiku are provided and the players must invent an appropriate middle line, or the first two kana are provided and the players must also use these as the last two kana, and invent an appropriate middle
Compound of 上ぼり(nobori, “climbing, going up”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上るnoboru, “to climb, to go up”) + 下り(ori, “descending, going down”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下りるoriru, “to descend, to go down”).
ascending and descending, climbing and coming back down(particularly as of a person or thing travelling or moving up and down, such as stairs or levels)
Compound of 上ぼり(nobori, “climbing, going up”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上るnoboru, “to climb, to go up”) + 下り(kudari, “descending, coming down”, the 連用形(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下るkudaru, “to descend a path, to come down a path”).
climbing up and climbing down (particularly as of a person or path travelling or moving up and down, such as a road going uphill and downhill in the mountains)
goingupstream and downstream(such as on a river, or on a highway with “up” indicating towards a city)