Illustration: In a Japanese apartment, a cat sits perfectly upright on a floor cushion while a person holds a fishing-rod toy directly over its head. The taut string hangs vertically, ending with a small fabric fish centered above the cat's nose.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

真ま上うえ

maue

directly above

Example sentences

  1. ガラス製せいのシャンデリアがテーブルの真上まうえに下さがっていた。

    A crystal chandelier was hanging over the table.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしの寝室しんしつはちょうどこの真上まうえにある。

    My bedroom is just above.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 卓袱台返ちゃぶだいがえしは大抵たいていの場合ばあい、掌てのひらを上うえに向むけた両手りょうてで卓たくの端はじを掴つかみ、そのまま真上まうえに放ほうり投なげるようにして行おこなわれる。

    In most cases, people grip the edge of the chabudai with each hand from below and throw it straight up into the air.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 真上

  • 真true; realityOnシンKunま・ま-・まこと
  • 上above; upOnジョウ・ショウ・シャンKunうえ・うわ-・かみ

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