上じょう下げ

noun

top and bottom; upper and lower; up and down

Refers to spatial or positional relationship between upper and lower parts, or the two ends of something.

• 棚たなの上じょう下げに本ほんを並ならべた。

  I arranged books on the top and bottom shelves.

• この図ずでは上じょう下げが逆ぎゃくになっている。

  In this diagram, top and bottom are reversed.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

rising and falling; fluctuating; going up and down

Describes movement or change in level, such as prices, temperature, or physical motion. Can be used as a noun or with する.

• 株かぶ価かが激はげしく上じょう下げしている。

  Stock prices are fluctuating wildly.

• エレベーターが上じょう下げする。

  The elevator goes up and down.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

going and coming back; round trip

Used for movement between two places, especially going and returning along the same route. Often seen in contexts like commuting or traveling between two points.

• 東とう京きょうと大おお阪さかを上じょう下げするビジネスマンが多おおい。

  Many businesspeople travel back and forth between Tokyo and Osaka.

noun

upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; government and people

Refers to social hierarchy, the relationship between those in power and ordinary people, or between different social strata.

• 上じょう下げの意い思し疎そ通つうが大たい切せつだ。

  Communication between management and workers is important.

noun

first and second volumes

Used for two-volume sets, such as books or publications, where 上 is the first volume and 下 is the second.

• この小しょう説せつは上じょう下げ巻かんで刊かん行こうされた。

  This novel was published in two volumes.

noun

top and bottom; two-piece outfit

Clothing term for a matching set of upper and lower garments, or simply referring to the separate pieces of an outfit.

• このスーツは上じょう下げで買かうとお得とくです。

  This suit is a good deal if you buy the jacket and pants together.