以上(いじょう) ①More than (or equal to), Over・(and) above, Any more・Greater, Exceeding

Actual Amount ≥ Amount + Counter

Structure

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 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 以(い) which means 'by means of', and 上(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.

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.

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'.

Synonyms

Antonyms

いか
Less than (or equal to), Under・(and) below, Any less・fewer, Not exceeding
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Examples

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その時(とき)に100人(にん)以上(いじょう)も参加(さんか)した。

At that time, more than 100 people attended.

その時(とき)に100人(にん)以上(いじょう)も参加(さんか)した。

At that time, more than 100 people attended.

六(ろく)歳(さい)以上(いじょう)。

Ages 6 and over. (and older)

これ以上(いじょう)はもう聞(き)きたくない。

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

これ以上(いじょう)運動(うんどう)をしたくない。

I don't want to exercise more than this.

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以上 ① – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (3 in total)

Rawnblade
Sorry for the off-topic question, but regarding the sample sentence:

明日まで漢字100個以上覚えなくてはならない。- I have to memorize over 100 kanji by tomorrow.

I’m a bit confused by the use of まで and the translation of “by”. My understanding based on previous lessons is that to indicate a deadline, one should use までに. Could someone clarify the nuance here?
mrnoone
@Rawnblade
Sorry for the late answer!

Yes, you are completely right, it is an error on our side. I have fixed the sentence to use までに instead

Sorry for the inconvenience!
Cheers!
homa
I think we need more Frieren lines on Bunpro: お前の前にいるのは、千年以上生きた魔法使いだ