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Noun used to denote the first volume in a series. Often appears in titles like 『上巻』 (joukan, 'first volume'). Example: 『この本の上を読む』 (kono hon no jou o yomu, 'read the first volume of this book').
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User and their friend Yuta are browsing in a bookstore, looking at a manga series they both enjoy.
上
じょう
first volume
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Memory Hook
Imagine a book series where the first volume is on top of a stack. 'First volume' is like the 'upper' or 'top' book — think of 『上』 (jou, 'first volume') as the 'top' book in the series.
Cultural Note
In Japanese media, multi-volume works like manga, novels, or academic books often label volumes as 『上』 (jou, 'first volume'), 『中』 (chuu, 'middle volume'), and 『下』 (ge, 'last volume'). This helps readers easily identify the order.
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Base: 上Noun used to denote the first volume in a series. Often appears in titles like 『上巻』 (joukan, 'first volume'). Example: 『この本の上を読む』 (kono hon no jou o yomu, 'read the first volume of this book').