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On-Yomi: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン — Kun-Yomi: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、-あ.げる、あ.がる、-あ.がる、あ.がり、-あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、よ.す

Elements:

above, magic wand, augury, divining rod, one, floor

Heisig story:

The two directions, above and below, are usually pointed at with the finger. But the characters do not follow that custom, so we have to choose something else, easily remembered. The primitives show a magic wand standing above a floor - "magically," you might say. Anyway, go right on to the next frame, since the two belong together and are best remembered as a unit, just as the words above and below suggest each other.

Koohii stories:

1) [sutebun] 2-7-2007(58): A magic wand standing on above the floor.

2) [ruschein] 4-1-2009(18): The divining rod is above the floor.

3) [jeevanjee] 18-1-2008(13): Water Faucet is ABOVE the Ground.

4) [spike287] 20-7-2010(7): Whoa, that magic wand is above the floor by itself!

5) [Tsuki56] 6-6-2009(7): I hold my hand above my broom as I cry "UP!".

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