上流

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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
 
to flow; to spread; to circulate
to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
 
trad. (上流)
simp. #(上流)

Pronunciation


Noun

上流

  1. upstream; upper reaches (of a river etc.)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (上流):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
りゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(じょう)(りゅう) (jōryū

  1. the upper reaches of a stream, river, etc.
  2. the upper classes

Antonyms