じょう
上
そう
層
ぶ
部

noun

  1. top brass, upper echelon, higher-ups, top management, upper reaches, top of the pile.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょう
上
そう
層
ぶ
部
 上層部 じょうそうぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stratum, social class, layer
ソウ (6th, N2)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
formerly, once, before
ソ　ソウ　かつ (Late High School)
to divide
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
section, bureau, dept
ブ　ふ　-べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
capital city, おおざる, (邑 variant)