じょ

noun used as a suffix

  1. from the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of.
  2. aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above.

noun

  1. first volume (e.g. book).

noun, prefix

  1. superior quality, best, top, high class.
  2. going up.
  3. governmental, imperial.
  4. presenting, showing.

prefix

Medicine, etc. term, biology term.
  1. ana-.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
じょう

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)