上うわ回まわる

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

exceed; surpass; be more than

Often used with figures, amounts, expectations, or standards. Common in news and business contexts. The object is marked with を.

上うわ回まわるUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and formal writing.
上うわまわるUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
うわまわるUsage1%
上うわ廻まわるUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 廻 is an older variant of 回.

下した回まわる
Antonym; means 'to fall below' or 'to be less than' a standard or figure.
超こえる
Also means 'to exceed', but 超える is more general and can be used for physical crossing or surpassing limits. 上回る is preferred for numerical or statistical comparisons.

Compound of 上 (うわ, 'upper') + 回る (まわる, 'to go around'), literally 'to go around above'. The reading うわまわる is standard; うわまる is a rare alternative.