上下（じょうげ）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: up and down
Example sentences
- この矢印は上下を示している。 — This arrow indicates up and down.
- 箱の上下を間違えないでください。 — Please don't mix up which way is up on the box.
Idioms & proverbs containing “上下”
- 恋に上下の差別無し (こいにじょうげのさべつなし) — love makes men equal
- 恋に上下の隔てなし (こいにじょうげのへだてなし) — love makes people equal; love is a leveler; love is blind
- 貴賤上下 (きせんしょうか) — high and low; (people of) all ranks and classes
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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