Chinese

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north
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
 
trad. (北上)
simp. #(北上)
anagram 上北
 
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Verb

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北上

  1. to go north
    1. to travel from Hong Kong or Macau to Mainland China

Synonyms

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  • (to go north): (Hokkien) 上北

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of to go north): 南下 (nánxià)

Proper noun

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北上

  1. () Kitakami (a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ほく
Grade: 2
じょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi goon

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) くじょー [hòkújóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞kɯ̟ᵝʑo̞ː]

Noun

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(ほく)(じょう) (hokujō

  1. going north

Verb

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(ほく)(じょう)する (hokujō surusuru (stem (ほく)(じょう) (hokujō shi), past (ほく)(じょう)した (hokujō shita))

  1. to go north
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
きた
Grade: 2
かみ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(きた)(かみ) (Kitakami

 
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  1. Short for 北上市 (Kitakami-shi): a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan