上辺

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
上 辺
うわ
Grade: 1		 べ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
上邊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

上(うわ)辺(べ) • (uwabe) 

  1. on the surface, seeming, outward
    上(うわ)辺(べ)だけを見(み)て判断(はんだん)する
    uwabe dake o mite handan suru
    to judge a book by its cover
    (literally, “to judge after seeing only the surface”)
    うわべは
    uwabe wa
    ostensibly
  2. pretended, superficial

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
上 辺
じょう
Grade: 1		 へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
上邊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːhẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

上(じょう)辺(へん) • (jōhen) 

  1. upper side

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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