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目上 (めうえ): person of higher status; one's senior — Japanese vocabulary

目上 is read めうえ and means "person of higher status; one's senior". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

目上

Reading
めうえ · meue
Translation
person of higher status; one's senior
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
めうえがめうえが

Example

彼は目上の人に対して丁重である。

かれはめうえのひとにたいしてていちょうである。

He behaves respectfully toward his superiors.

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