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    3. 上には上がいる

    上には上がいる

    上うえに​は​上うえが​い​る​

    greatness is comparative

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    うえにはうえがいる

    Verb

    1.
    greatness is comparative, there is always someone better than you, there is always a bigger fish
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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