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Grammar JLPT Level N4 - Lesson 13

Structure of 以上(いじょう) ①:

Noun + Amount + 以上(いじょう)
それ(1) + 以上(いじょう)

(1) これあれ

Details about 以上(いじょう) ①:

In order to mark something as 'equal to, or more than (A)', 以上(いじょう) will be used. This is simply a combination of the kanji () which means 'by means of', and (じょう) 'above'. This expression may also be translated as 'greater than (A)', or 'exceeding (A)'.
To use 以上(いじょう), attach it to the amount that you want to highlight as the 'minimum' amount.
  • 70(さい)以上(いじょう)(ひと)運転(うんてん)ない(ほう)がいい
    It would be better if people over the age of 70 didn't drive.
  • コンサート500(にん)以上(いじょう)ファン(あつ)まっ
    More than 500 fans gathered at the concert.
以上(いじょう) is also regularly used as a statement that translates roughly as 'the end', or 'that's it', and is a very common way to say that something has finished.
  • え~っと、ビッグマックセットクォーターパウンダー単品(たんぴん)ナゲット30ピース(くだ)さい。以上(いじょう)です
    Uhhh, Can I have a Big Mac meal, a quarter pounder, and 30 nuggets? That's all.
Although saying 'the end' would sound a bit rude in English in this situation, it is completely natural in Japanese, and literally means 'the above (list of things I said) is all'.
以上(いじょう) ①

Usage Notes for 以上(いじょう) ①:

Synonyms for 以上(いじょう) ①:

より
More than, Over
以上に
More than, No less than, Even more
からある
As much as, As many as, At least
いか
Less than (or equal to), Under・(and) below, Any less・fewer, Not exceeding

Example of 以上(いじょう) ①

その(とき)100(にん)以上(いじょう)参加(さんか)した

At that time, more than 100 people attended.

(ろく)(さい)以上(いじょう)

Ages 6 and over.

カタカナ全部(ぜんぶ)(おぼ)えたけど、2週間(しゅうかん)以上(いじょう)かかりました。

I memorized all of the katakana, but it took over two weeks.

これ以上(いじょう)もう()きたくない

I don't want to listen to this any more (than this).

明日(あす)までに漢字(かんじ)100()以上(いじょう)(おぼ)えなくてはならない

I have to memorize over 100 kanji by tomorrow.

Grammar same lesson

殆(ほとん)ど

Almost all, Most, Hardly any, Few (Adverbial noun)
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そんな

Such a・Kind of, Something like ~
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各(かく)

Each, Every, Respective, Various
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代(だい)

Teens, Twenties, Thirties, 1910s, 20s/30s
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ずっと ①

Continuously, All throughout, Entire time, Ever (since), The whole time, All the way
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