上位
Chinese edit
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 |
position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat | ||
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simp. and trad. (上位) |
上 | 位 |
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
上位
Pronunciation 2 edit
Verb edit
上⫽位 (verb-object)
- to get promoted; to move to a higher position
- (Hong Kong, of the deceased) to move into a niche
- (neologism, derogatory, of a mistress) to successfully displace one's original wife or husband
- 小三上位 ― xiǎosān shàngwèi ― the mistress displaces the wife
- (genetics) to exert epistatic effect on another gene
Synonyms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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上 | 位 |
じょう Grade: 1 |
い Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |