上下

Noun

 * 1) high and low
 * 2) from top to bottom
 * 3) up and down
 * 4) old and young
 * 5) relative superiority or inferiority

Noun

 * 1)  thereabouts; neighbourhood; about; or so

Adverb

 * 1)  almost; about to

Verb

 * 1) to go up and down
 * 2)  to have contact with; to have dealings with
 * 3)  to pass by

Etymology 1
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) ascending and descending, ascent and descent

Verb

 * 1) to ascend and descend, to go up and go down

Etymology 2
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) rise and fall, fluctuation

Verb

 * 1) to rise and fall, to fluctuate

Etymology 3
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) raising and lowering of something
 * 2) loading and unloading
 * 3) weaving on a loom

Idioms

 * : “to complain about [how someone] raises and lowers their chopsticks” → to be extremely fastidious and nitpicky

Etymology 4
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) bringing something back up and passing something → vomiting and having diarrhea

Etymology 5
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) raising and lowering of something
 * 2)  the raising and lowering of prices
 * 3) praising and berating someone
 * 4) good times and bad times, thick and thin, ups and downs
 * 5) the start and finish of something
 * 6) the ebb and flow of the tides

Idioms

 * : “to take [get] the ups and downs” → to match the rhythms of a partner in doing something

Verb

 * 1) to raise and lower something
 * 2)  to raise and lower prices
 * 3) to praise and berate someone
 * 4) to start and finish something
 * 5) to ebb and flow, such as the tides

Etymology 6
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) up and down, the upper and the lower
 * 2) the nobility and the commoners
 * 3)  upper clothing  and lower clothing
 * 4) outerwear and underwear
 * 5) upside-down

Idioms

 * : “up and down accompaniment [music]” → a kind of music played during kabuki performances, where one person plays samisen, another sings the low part, and another sings the high part

Etymology 7
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) the upper and the lower
 * 2)  upstream and downstream
 * 3)  upstage and downstage
 * 4)  high status and low status
 * 5)  the city and the countryside
 * 6)  the upper body and the lower body
 * 7)  the first three lines and the last two lines of a traditional waka poem
 * 8)  the first half the last half of a month
 * 9) various things

Noun

 * 1)  the robe and hakama as a set
 * 2)  extreme formality

Etymology 8
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  a rise in tone and a fall in tone

Verb

 * 1)  to rise and fall in tone

Etymology 9
→ →

From compound. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading soeng6 haa6 or 🇨🇬 song-ha.

The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.

Noun

 * 1) up and down
 * 2) the upper and the lower
 * 3) rising and falling
 * 4) an exchange of opinions

Verb

 * 1) to rise and fall
 * 2) to exchange opinions

Etymology 10
→ →

From compound. Compare modern 🇨🇬 alternative reading chiūⁿ hā.

A mixed reading, using the goon of jō and the kan'on of ka.

Noun

 * 1) up and down
 * 2) high grade and low grade
 * 3) the upper and lower houses of the Diet or parliament
 * 4) ascending and descending, climbing up and climbing down

Verb

 * 1) to ascend and descend, to climb up and climb down

Etymology 11
→ →

From compound. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading soeng6 haa6, 🇨🇬 song-ha, or 🇨🇬 alternative reading chiūⁿ hā.

The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

Noun

 * 1) the high and the low, the upper and the lower
 * 2)  a suit, a set of clothing consisting of garments for the upper and lower body
 * 3) rising and falling, ascent and descent
 * 4) the city and the country
 * 5) north and south
 * 6) volumes one and two of a two-volume book or other document
 * 7) roundtrip travel on a river, going both upstream and downstream
 * 8) high rank and low rank
 * 9) the nobility and the commoners
 * 10) the lord and the ministers
 * 11) the old and the young
 * 12) an exchange of words, a discussion, question and answer

Derived terms

 * : travelling to the city from the country and travelling to the country from the city
 * : water and sewer pipes, water and sewer services
 * , : a kind of poetry game where either the first and last lines of a haiku are provided and the players must invent an appropriate middle line, or the first two kana are provided and the players must also use these as the last two kana, and invent an appropriate middle
 * : vertical movement, such as during an earthquake
 * : an over/under shotgun

Verb

 * 1) to rise and fall, to ascend and descend
 * 2) to travel roundtrip on a river, going both upstream and downstream
 * 3) to exchange words, to discuss, to question and answer

Etymology 12
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) ascending and descending, climbing and coming back down

Verb

 * 1) to ascend and descend, to climb and come back down

Etymology 13
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) climbing up and climbing down
 * 2) going upstream and downstream

Verb

 * 1) to climb up and climb down
 * 2) to go upstream and downstream