上うえはMeaningsConjunction1. now that; since; as long as; provided thatKanji used上aboveComposed of上うえabove; over; up; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase); surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing); …Nounはindicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasisParticle