上人

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
man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(上人)
上 人

Pronunciation 1


Noun

上人

  1. (literary) someone who is virtuous and wise
  2. (literary) master; leader; monarch
  3. (honorific) monk

Pronunciation 2


Noun

上人

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) elder (parents or grandparents)

Pronunciation 3


Verb

上人

  1. (literary) to transcend someone

Pronunciation 4


Verb

上人

  1. (chiefly Northeastern Mandarin, of restaurants, theatres, etc.) to have customers come in continuously

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上 人
うえ
Grade: 1
ひと > びと
Grade: 1

Noun

上(うえ)人(びと) • (uebito) ←うへびと (ufebito)?

  1. (archaic) court officials, courtiers

Noun

Kanji in this term
上 人
しょう
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1

上(しょう)人(にん) • (shōnin) ←しやうにん (syaunin)?

  1. a holy man, a priest, a saint

Noun

Kanji in this term
上 人
じょう
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1

上(じょう)人(にん) • (jōnin) ←じやうにん (zyaunin)?

  1. an upstanding person
  2. person of high social status
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