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A20 Noun, の-adjective

上流(じょうりゅう)upper stream, upper course, upper reaches, upstream, upper classes

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        upper stream, upper course, upper reaches

    2. の-adjective

      1. 2.

        upstream

    3. Noun, の-adjective

      1. 3.

        upper classes

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    上流 【じょうりゅう】

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    • この(かわ)上流(じょうりゅう)には(たき)があります。

      There is a waterfall upstream of this river.

    • (かわ)上流(じょうりゅう)まで(のぼ)って、景色(けしき)(たの)しんだ。

      We went up the river to the upper reaches and enjoyed the scenery.

    • A:「彼女(かのじょ)(はな)(かた)には(ひん)があるよね。」B:「そう。さすが上流(じょうりゅう)社会(しゃかい)(そだ)ったお嬢様(じょうさま)だよね。」

      A: "Her way of speaking is so refined, isn't it?" B: "Yes, as expected of a young lady raised in high society."

    • 上流(じょうりゅう)階級(かいきゅう)()らしは、一般(いっぱん)市民(しみん)には想像(そうぞう)もつかない。

      The lifestyle of the upper class is beyond the imagination of ordinary citizens.

    • (じい)さん:「今年(ことし)も、上流(じょうりゅう)からの雪解(ゆきど)(みず)(なが)れてきましたね。」(ばあ)さん:「そろそろ(はる)(おとず)れる(ころ)ですもの。」

      Old man: "The snowmelt from upstream has started flowing again this year." Old woman: "It's about time for spring to arrive, isn't it?"

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