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Verb[る] + 上は
Verb[た] + 上は
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About 上は
A fairly old-fashioned phrase, 上は highlights that something is being done or considered as a result of (A). It may be interpreted as 'once (A), (B)', 'since (A), (B)', 'now that (A), (B)', or 'as long as (A), (B)'. In these meanings, (B) will always be something that is deemed as either obvious or necessary.
上 in this phrase is a noun, and will be attached to the adverbial particle は. This creates a literal meaning that is similar to 'over and above (A), (B)'. This 'over and above' has a similar nuance to 'with that said', or 'all things considered' in English, and just presents (A) as something that is finalized.
This structure follows verbs in the standard form.
Due to 上は being quite old-fashioned, expressions like からには or 以上は will be heard more frequently in modern-day Japanese, and will carry a similar meaning.
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かくなる上はきさまを殺すしかない。今すぐ。
Since it has come to this, I have no choice but to kill you. Immediately.
何かをし始める上は正しくやらなければならない。
Once you start doing something, you have to do it properly.
日本に来た上は勉強するつもりです。
Now that I have come to Japan, I intend to study.
卒業した上はより大人らしくなるべきだ。
Now that I have graduated, I should act more like an adult.
市長になった上は住民のために何かをしてあげたいです。
Now that I am mayor, I want to do something for the citizens.
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JLPT N2文法 9:上は
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