樹じゅ上じょう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

up in a tree; in the trees

Refers to a location or state of being in or on a tree, often used in descriptive or scientific contexts. The cross-reference 樹下 (under a tree) highlights the contrast.

See also: 樹下

• 樹じゅ上じょうで休やすむサルを見みつけた。

  I found a monkey resting up in a tree.

• 樹じゅ上じょうの生せい活かつに適てき応おうした動どう物ぶつも多おおい。

  Many animals are adapted to life in the trees.