N2 Grammar Course

Teacher

Marshall

〜上は

Usage:

①Dictionary Form of Verb + 上うえは

②Past Tense Form of Verb + 上うえは

Meaning:

「〜上うえは」means “As long as…”.

Examples:

国くにを離はなれ日に本ほんに住すむ上うえは、十じゅう分ぶんな覚かく悟ごが必要ひつようである。
You need to be prepared as long as you leave your country and live in Japan.

留りゅう学がくすると決心けっしんした上うえは、必かならず成せい果かを出だして見みせる。
I will show you the achievement as long as I decided to study abroad.

Notes:

①Often used in written Japanese.
②The meaning is the same as 〜以い上じょう（は）, but the usage is different.