Level
N2
Meaning
Not only…, but also…
Structure
Verb plain form + 上に
い-adjective + 上に
な-adjective な + 上に
Noun + の + 上に
Notes
Positive event + positive event
Negative event + negative event
Neutral event + neutral event
に is not necessary and 上 can be used alone.
Example sentences
ね。
/kono kyookasho yoogo ga muzukashikute wakarinikui ue ni naiyoo mo amari yokunai ne/
Mike also said he was going to a party at the weekend.
・・・。
/kyoo wa nebusoku no ue sukoshi netsuppoi kara hayaku uchi ni kaeritai/
How do you say this word in English?
このレストラン、高い上に味も微妙。もう二度と来ない。
/kono resutoran takai ue ni aji mo bimyoo. moo nido to konai/
This restaurant is expensive and the taste is bland. I won’t come here again.
森田先生は、毎日医師として忙しく仕事をしている上、週末も学会や講演で全国を飛び回っています。
/morita sensee wa mainichi ishi toshite isogashiku shigoto o shiteiru ue shuumatsu mo gakkai ya kooen de zenkoku o tobimawatte imasu/
Dr. Morita is busy working as a doctor every day and also travels around the country at weekends for conferences and lectures.
田中部長に夕飯をご馳走になった上、自宅まで車で送っていただいた。
/tanaka buchoo ni yuuhan o gochisoo ni natta ue jitaku made kuruma de okutte itadaita/
Mr. Tanaka treated me to dinner and even drove me home.
今日は財布を家に忘れてきてしまった上にスマートフォンの電源も切れそうになって、とても焦りました。
/kyoo wa saifu o ie ni wasurete kite shimatta ue ni sumaatofon no dengen mo kiresoo ni natte totemo aserimashita/
Today I left my wallet at home and my smartphone almost died, so I was very stressed.
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