その上

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
上
うえ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
其の上 (rare)

その (sono, “(of) that”) + 上(うえ) (ue, “(on) top)”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そのうえ [sònó úé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [so̞no̞ ɯ̟e̞]

Conjunction

その上(うえ) • (sono ue)

in addition; on top of that

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
上
かみ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
其の上 (rare)

その (sono, “(of) that”) + 上(かみ) (kami, “a time in the past”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そのかみ [sònó káꜜmì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [so̞no̞ ka̠mʲi]

Noun

その上(かみ) • (sono kami)

that time (in the past)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN