上下

上下

1. high and low
2. from top to bottom
3. up and down
4. old and young
5. relative superiority or inferiority

上下

1. about; or so

上下

1. to go up and down

Compound of 上 (あ)がり (agari, “rising, going up”, the 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 上 (あ)がる (agaru, “to rise, to go up”)) + 下 (お)り (ori, “descending, going down”, the 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 下 (お)りる (oriru, “to descend, to go down”)).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あがり​おり [àgáríꜜòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ɡa̠ɾʲio̞ɾʲi]

• 上がり下り, 上がり降り

上下 (hiragana あがりおり, rōmaji agariori)

1. ascending and descending, ascent and descent

上下する (hiragana あがりさがりする, rōmaji agarisagari suru)

1. to ascend and descend, to go up and go down

Compound of 上 (あ)がり (agari, “rising, going up”, the 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 上 (あ)がる (agaru, “to rise, to go up”)) + 下 (さ)がり (sagari, “coming down, hanging down”, the 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 下 (さ)がる (sagaru, “to come down, to hang down”)).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あがり​さがり [àgáríꜜsàgàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • (Tokyo) あがりさがり [àgáríságárí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ɡa̠ɾʲisa̠ɡa̠ɾʲi]

上下 (hiragana あがりさがり, rōmaji agarisagari)

1. rise and fall, fluctuation (as a level of something, such as a price)

上下する (hiragana あがりさがりする, rōmaji agarisagari suru)

1. to rise and fall, to fluctuate (as a level of something, such as a price)

Compound of 上げ (age, “raising, lifting up”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上げる ageru, “to raise something, to lift something up”) +‎ 下ろし (oroshi, “lowering, bringing down”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下ろす orosu, “to lower something, to bring something down”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あげおろし [àgéóróshí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ɡe̞o̞ɾo̞ɕi]

• 上げ下ろし, 揚げ卸し

上下 (hiragana あげおろし, rōmaji ageoroshi)

1. raising and lowering of something
2. loading and unloading (as of the cargo in a ship)
3. weaving on a loom (from the way the warp is raised and lowered)

Compound of 上げ (age, “raising, lifting up”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上げる ageru, “to raise something, to lift something up”) +‎ 下だし (kudashi, “putting something down; passing something through one's gut”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下す kudasu, “to put something down; to pass something through one's gut”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あげくだし [àgékúdáshí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ɡe̞kɯ̟ᵝda̠ɕi]

• 上げ下し

上下 (hiragana あげくだし, rōmaji agekudashi)

1. bringing something back up and passing something → vomiting and having diarrhea

Compound of 上げ (age, “raising, lifting up”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上げる ageru, “to raise something, to lift something up”) +‎ 下げ (sage, “lowering something, hanging something down”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下げる sageru, “to lower something, to hang something down”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あげ​さげ [àgéꜜsàgè] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ɡe̞sa̠ɡe̞]

上下 (hiragana あげさげ, rōmaji agesage)

1. raising and lowering of something
2. (more specifically) the raising and lowering of prices
3. praising and berating someone
4. good times and bad times]], thick and thin
5. the start and finish of something (such as the process of setting a table for a meal, and then clearing up afterwards)
6. the ebb and flow of the tides

上下する (hiragana あげさげする, rōmaji agesage suru)

1. to raise and lower something
2. (more specifically) to raise and lower prices
3. to praise and berate someone
4. to start and finish something (such as the process of setting a table for a meal, and then clearing up afterwards)
5. to ebb and flow, such as the tides

Compound of 上 (ue, “up”) +‎ 下 (shita, “down”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) うえ​した [ùéꜜshìtà] (Nakadaka – [2])[3][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝe̞ɕita̠]

上下 (hiragana うえした, rōmaji ueshita, historical hiragana うへした)

1. up and down, the upper and the lower
2. the nobility and the commoners
3. (in reference to western-style clothing) upper clothing (such as shirts and jackets) and lower clothing (such as trousers and socks)
4. outerwear and underwear
5. upside-down

• (upside-down): 逆様 (さかさま) (sakasama)

Compound of 上 (kami, “up, upper; first”) +‎ 下 (shimo, “down, lower; last”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) か​みしも [káꜜmìshìmò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲiɕimo̞]

上下 (hiragana かみしも, rōmaji kamishimo)

1. the upper and the lower
   1. (more specifically) upstream and downstream
   2. (more specifically) upstage and downstage
   3. (more specifically) high status and low status
   4. (more specifically) the city and the countryside
   5. (more specifically) the upper body and the lower body
   6. (more specifically) the first three lines and the last two lines of a traditional waka poem
   7. (more specifically) the first half the last half of a month
2. various things

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かみしも [kàmíshímó] (Heiban – [0])[3][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲiɕimo̞]

• 裃

上下 (hiragana かみしも, rōmaji kamishimo)

1. (traditional Japanese clothing) the robe and hakama as a set
2. (by extension) extreme formality

Compound of 上り (kari, “rising in tone”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上る karu, “to rise in tone”) +‎ 下り (meri, “falling in tone”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下る meru, “to fall in tone”).[1]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かりめり [kàrímérí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾʲime̞ɾʲi]

• 上り下り, 甲乙

上下 (hiragana かりめり, rōmaji karimeri)

1. (music) a rise in tone and a fall in tone

上下する (hiragana かりめりする, rōmaji karimeri suru)

1. (music) to rise and fall in tone

/ɕauka/ → /ɕɔːka/ → /ɕoːka/

From Middle Chinese compound 上下 (dzyang^H hæ^X, literally “up and down”). Compare modern Cantonese reading soeng⁶ haa⁶ or Hakka song-ha.

The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) しょ​ーか [shóꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːka̠]

上下 (hiragana しょうか, rōmaji shōka, historical hiragana しやうか)

1. up and down
2. the upper and the lower (especially, the rulers and the ruled)
3. rising and falling
4. an exchange of opinions

上下する (hiragana しょうかする, rōmaji shōka suru, historical hiragana しやうかする)

1. to rise and fall
2. to exchange opinions

/d͡ʑauka/ → /d͡ʑɔːka/ → /d͡ʑoːka/

From Middle Chinese compound 上下 (dzyang^H hæ^X, literally “up and down”). Compare modern Min Nan alternative reading chiūⁿ hā.

A mixed reading, using the goon of jō and the kan'on of ka.

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) じょ​ーか [jóꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][2]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːka̠]

上下 (hiragana じょうか, rōmaji jōka, historical hiragana じやうか)

1. up and down
2. high grade and low grade
3. the upper and lower houses of the Diet or parliament
4. ascending and descending, climbing up and climbing down

上下する (hiragana じょうかする, rōmaji jōka suru, historical hiragana じやうかする)

1. to ascend and descend, to climb up and climb down

/d͡ʑauɡe/ → /d͡ʑɔːɡe/ → /d͡ʑoːɡe/

From Middle Chinese compound 上下 (dzyang^H hæ^X, literally “up and down”). Compare modern Cantonese reading soeng⁶ haa⁶, Hakka song-ha, or Min Nan alternative reading chiūⁿ hā.

The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) じょ​ーげ [jóꜜògè] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][2]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɡe̞]

上下 (hiragana じょうげ, rōmaji jōge, historical hiragana じやうげ)

1. the high and the low, the upper and the lower
2. (clothing) a suit, a set of clothing consisting of garments for the upper and lower body
3. rising and falling, ascent and descent
4. the city and the country (the city is considered “up”)
5. north and south (north is considered “up”)
6. volumes one and two of a two-volume book or other document
7. roundtrip travel on a river, going both upstream and downstream
8. high rank and low rank
9. the nobility and the commoners
10. the lord and the ministers
11. the old and the young
12. an exchange of words, a discussion, question and answer

• (high and low): 高 (こう)低 (てい) (kōtei)
• (high and low in a rank; nobility and commoners): 貴 (き)賎 (せん) (kisen)
• (rise and fall): 起伏 (きふく) (kifuku)
• (old and young): 老 (ろう)少 (しょう) (rōshō), 長 (ちょう)幼 (よう) (chōyō)

上下する (hiragana じょうげする, rōmaji jōge suru, historical hiragana じやうげする)

1. to rise and fall, to ascend and descend
2. to travel roundtrip on a river, going both upstream and downstream
3. to exchange words, to discuss, to question and answer

Compound of 上ぼり (nobori, “climbing, going up”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上る noboru, “to climb, to go up”) +‎ 下り (ori, “descending, going down”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下りる oriru, “to descend, to go down”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) のぼり​おり [nòbóríꜜòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [no̞bo̞ɾʲio̞ɾʲi]

• 上ぼり下り, 上り下り

上下 (hiragana のぼりおり, rōmaji noboriori)

1. ascending and descending, climbing and coming back down (particularly as of a person or thing travelling or moving up and down, such as stairs or levels)

上下する (hiragana のぼりおりする, rōmaji noboriori suru)

1. to ascend and descend, to climb and come back down (particularly as of a person or thing travelling or moving up and down, such as stairs or levels)

Compound of 上ぼり (nobori, “climbing, going up”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上る noboru, “to climb, to go up”) +‎ 下り (kudari, “descending, coming down”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下る kudaru, “to descend a path, to come down a path”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) のぼりくだり [nòbóríkúdárí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • (Tokyo) のぼり​くだり [nòbóríꜜkùdàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [no̞bo̞ɾʲikɯ̟ᵝda̠ɾʲi]

• 上り下り

上下 (hiragana のぼりくだり, rōmaji noborikudari)

1. climbing up and climbing down (particularly as of a person or path travelling or moving up and down, such as a road going uphill and downhill in the mountains)
2. going upstream and downstream (such as on a river, or on a highway with “up” indicating towards a city)

上下する (hiragana のぼりくだりする, rōmaji noborikudari suru)

1. to climb up and climb down
2. to go upstream and downstream (such as on a river, or on a highway with “up” indicating towards a city)