う	え
上

noun, takes genitive case の, adverb, noun used as a suffix

1. above, up, over, elder (e.g. daughter).

noun

1. top, summit, head (e.g. of a staircase).
2. surface.

noun, takes genitive case の, adverb

1. before, previous.

noun, takes genitive case の

1. superiority, one's superior, one's elder.

noun, adverb

1. on top of that, besides, what's more, not only ... but. Following a verb or adjective.
2. upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after). Following a verb or noun.
3. matters concerning ..., as concerns ....
4. since (i.e. "for that reason"). As ～上は.

noun used as a suffix

1. honorable, venerable. Honorific or respectful language. Suffix indicating higher social standing than the speaker.
2. place of one's superior (e.g. the throne). Archaism.
3. emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo. Archaism.
4. noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman). Archaism.