Meaning of on in Japanese

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Definition of on

において(nioite) 【 に於いて ·に置いて 】

於置 Kanji Details

  1. (exp) in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
における(niokeru) 【 に於ける 】

於 Kanji Details

  1. (exp) in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
オン(on)
  1. (n, vs) on
おいて(oite) 【 於て ·於いて ·置いて 】

於置 Kanji Details

  1. (conj) at; in; on
おん(on) 【 恩 】

恩 Kanji Details

  1. (n) favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

    お前は恩を仇で返したな。
    You bit the hand that fed you.

すじ(suji) 【 筋 ·条 】

筋条 Kanji Details

  1. (n) muscle; tendon; sinew
  2. vein; artery
  3. fiber; fibre; string
  4. line; stripe; streak
  5. reason; logic →Related words: 筋が通る
  6. plot; storyline
  7. lineage; descent
  8. school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
  9. aptitude; talent
  10. source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
  11. well-informed person (in a transaction)
  12. logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
  13. ninth vertical line (shogi)
  14. seam on a helmet
  15. gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.) →Related words: 筋蒲鉾
  16. social position; status
  17. (n-suf, n, adj-no) on (a river, road, etc.); along
  18. (suf, ctr) counter for long thin things
  19. (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
うえ(ue) 【 上 】

上 Kanji Details

  1. (n, adj-no, n-adv, n-suf) above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)

    お席の上の棚の中に入っております。
    It's in the overhead compartment.

  2. top; summit

    あなたには禍の前兆である壁上の書きものが読めるかもしれないが、私にはちんぷんかんぷんだ。
    You may be able to read the handwriting on the wall, but it is Greek to me.

  3. surface; on

    机の上にペンが何本ありますか。
    Are there any pens on the desk?

  4. before; previous
  5. superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder)
  6. on top of that; besides; what's more

    寒かったうえに、風が強かった。
    It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.

  7. upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)
  8. matters concerning...; as concerns ...
  9. since (i.e. "for that reason")
  10. (n-suf) suffix indicating higher social standing →Related words: 父上
  11. place of one's superior (i.e. the throne)
  12. emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
  13. noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
じょう(jou) 【 上 】

上 Kanji Details

  1. (n-suf) from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
  2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
  3. (n) first volume (e.g. book) →Related words: 下
  4. (n, pref) superior quality; best; top; high class
  5. going up
  6. governmental; imperial
  7. presenting; showing
  8. (pref) ana- (medical, biol.)
おと(oto) · ね(ne) · おん(on) 【 音 】

音 Kanji Details

  1. (n, n-suf) sound; noise; report

    ここから海の音が聞こえる。
    We can hear the ocean from here.

  2. note (music)

    彼女はピアノで高い音を出した。
    She struck high notes on the piano.

  3. fame
  4. Chinese-derived character reading →Related words: 訓
にかけて(nikakete)
  1. (exp) till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on
  2. concerning (an area of expertise)
  3. to swear by (one's sword, God, etc.)
にあっては(niatteha)
  1. (conj) in; on; at; during; in the condition of
おん(on) · ぎょ(gyo) 【 御 】

御 Kanji Details

  1. (pref) honorific prefix
  2. (pref, suf) imperial; emperor
おん(on)
  1. (n) (Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove →Related words: 御嶽

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