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    3. 上回る

    上回る

    上うわ回まわる​

    to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.)

    N1KMT10News #42+1Ref L2Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab10 strokes

    上廻る上まわる

    うわまわる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than

    Stroke 0 / 10

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    今こと年しの売うり上あげは去きょ年ねんの数すう字じを上うわ回まわった。

    This year's sales surpassed last year's figures.

    KMT10Business & FinanceDaily Life
    彼かれの成せい績せきは期き待たいを大おおきく上うわ回まわった。

    His performance greatly exceeded expectations.

    KMT10EducationEmotions & Psychology
    人じん口こう増ぞう加か率りつは出しゅっ生しょう率りつを上うわ回まわるペースで進すすんでいる。

    The population growth rate is proceeding at a pace that exceeds the birth rate.

    KMT10Science & MathPolitics & Law
    当とう社しゃの利り益えきは、市し場じょう予よ測そくを上うわ回まわる結けっ果かとなった。

    Our company's profits exceeded market forecasts.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    彼かれはライバルの記き録ろくを上うわ回まわり、新しん記き録ろくを樹じゅ立りつした。

    He surpassed his rival's record and set a new one.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsWork & Career

    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
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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