以上

• 読み: いじょう
• ローマ字: ijou
• 漢字の分解: 以 (i) — by means of, from; 上 (jō/ue) — above, upper
• 発音: /i.dʑoː/

意味

More than; above; that is all. Used for quantities exceeding a threshold or to signal the end of a statement.

A versatile noun-suffix with two main uses. First, after numbers or quantities, it means 'more than' or 'or more' (e.g., 三人以上, three or more people). Second, used alone at the end of a statement, it means 'that is all' or 'end of report,' commonly heard in announcements, presentations, and formal speech.

例文

1. 十八歳以上の方が参加できます。
2. 三時間以上勉強しました。
3. 報告は以上です。

使い方ガイド

場面: quantities, rules, announcements, presentations

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 以 (i, by means of/from) and 上 (jō, above/upper). Literally 'from above,' indicating something that exceeds a boundary.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal