以上

Meanings

1. not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
2. beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
3. the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
4. since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
5. that's all; that is the end; the end

Part of speech: noun (suffix), no-adjective, noun, conjunction, expression

Kanji

• 以

  Meanings

  by means of, because, in view of, compared with

  On reading

  イ

  Kun reading

  もっ.て

  Strokes

  5

• 上

  Meanings

  above, up

  On reading

  ジョウ、ショウ、シャン

  Kun reading

  うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、-あ.げる

  Strokes

  3

Example sentences

• ６歳以上の子供は学校に通わなければならない。

  Children of six and above should attend school.

  Tatoeba #235066 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• これ以上の値引きは、私どもを赤字に追いやるでしょう。

  A further reduction would make us go into the red.

  Tatoeba #217593 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 必要以上にお金を使わないようにしなさい。

  Try not to spend more money than is necessary.

  Tatoeba #85431 · CC BY 2.0 FR