言ごん上じょう

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

telling; stating; reporting to a superior

Formal term for reporting or stating something to a person of higher status, such as a lord, emperor, or superior. Often used in historical or bureaucratic contexts.

• 家か臣しんが殿とのに状じょう況きょうを言ごん上じょうした。

  The retainer reported the situation to his lord.

• 調ちょう査さ結けっ果かを上じょう層そう部ぶに言ごん上じょうする必ひつ要ようがある。

  We need to report the investigation results to the upper management.