上意

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (上意)		上	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngyì
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-i⁴
    • Yale: shàng-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqyih
    • Palladius: шанъи (šanʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

Noun

上意

1. (literary) the monarch's intentions; the ruler's wishes

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	意
じょう Grade: 1	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

上(じょう)意(い) • (jōi) 

1. a command from a superior, especially an Emperor, shogun, or daimyo

   上意(じょうい)下達(かたつ)

   jōi katatsu

   transmission from a superior to a subordinate

2. the wishes of one's superior, the will of a superior

See also

• 下達(かたつ) (katatsu)