井上

Jǐngshàng

noun #22,180

Meanings

1 Inoue (Japanese surname)

Characters

well (for water) / used phonetically in Japanese name

Examples

井上是日本最常见的姓氏之一。

Jǐngshàng shì Rìběn zuì chángjiàn de xìngshì zhī yī.

Inoue is one of the most common surnames in Japan.

井上明是这部电影的导演。

Jǐngshàng Míng shì zhè bù diànyǐng de dǎoyǎn.

Inoue Akira is the director of this film.

Tips

culture

井上 (Inoue) literally means 'above the well' in Chinese characters. It is pronounced 'ee-no-oo-ay' in Japanese. The characters are identical in Chinese and Japanese, but the pronunciation differs completely.

Stroke Order

井 jǐng

上 shàng