(phonology, orthography, grammar) the third and middle-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the nine kana う/ウ (u), く/ク (ku), す/ス (su), つ/ツ (tsu), ぬ/ヌ (nu), ふ/フ (fu), む/ム (mu), ゆ/ユ (yu) and る/ル (ru), and sometimes additionally 𛄟/𛄢 (wu)

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the fourth and second-lowest-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the nine kana え/エ (e), け/ケ (ke), せ/セ (se), て/テ (te), ね/ネ (ne), へ/ヘ (he), め/メ (me), れ/レ (re) and ゑ/ヱ (we), and sometimes additionally 𛀁/𛄡 (ye)

【Conjunction】after; on the basis of; upon

upper, over

the first volume in a two- or three-volume set

the start / a high place; the top / one with higher rank

lowest of its kind, the worst

school grammar / (specifically) Japanese school grammar, based on Shinkichi Hashimoto's work and now universally employed in Japanese schools and dictionaries.

(grammar) solecism

Japanese-language education for non-native speakers