上から目線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上 目 線
うえ
Grade: 1 		め
Grade: 1 		せん
Grade: 2
kun'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 上(うえ)目(め)線(せん) (uemesen)

Etymology

Literally, “gaze from above”.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うえからめせん [ùékáráméꜜsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟e̞ka̠ɾa̠me̞sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

上(うえ)から目(め)線(せん) • (ue kara mesen) 

  1. condescending attitude
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