I have a couple of Japanese novels and textbooks that have the kanji 上 ＆ 下 on them. Now, intuitively, I would say that the 下 kanji would be the book I start with. Whereas the 上 would be the one I finish up with. But I'm not sure.
This is an example of what I'm asking about:
Where do I begin? I appreciate your help.
Answer
The opposite is true: 上篇{じょうへん} is the first volume and 下篇{げへん} is the second, corresponding to the traditional writing direction.
If there's a third volume, they will be labelled 上、中、下 in order.
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