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I saw a sentence that goes like this : 利用上の注意

In Chinese, we have [similar
constructions](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/50896/how-to-
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were a noun is followed by a postposition (although the exact syntactic
category is debated), followed by a subordinator, followed by a noun :
爐子裡的煤球很多 lúzǐ lǐ de méiqiú hěnduō : stove inside SUB briquette very numerous :
'Briquettes in the stove are numerous.'

  * What is the exact translation of the Japanese sentence?

  * Is this construction frequent in Japanese?

  * How this 上 in the sentence is analyzed in Japanese grammar? Is it a postposition? Or does it form a whole with 利用?
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Comparison Japanese / Mandarin : postpositions
> What is the exact translation of the Japanese sentence?

Common translations are "Usage Note", "Caution", etc. A very literal
translation would be "Attention on Using".

> Is this construction frequent in Japanese?

Yes, it's common, especially in formal sentences. Note that the physical
meaning of "on top of" or "above" has been more or less lost.

  * [I need help analyzing the phrase 発音上の](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/61291/5010)
  * [How to pronounce 上 with the meaning of "when"?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/52249/5010)
  * [What is the meaning and pronunciation of 上 in the following sentence?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/83352/5010)
  * [meaning of word + 上にて](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29781/5010)
  * [What does it mean to be "over a law"?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/4329/5010)

> How this 上 in the sentence is analyzed in Japanese grammar? Is it a
> postposition? Or does it form a whole with 利用?

It's a postposition (aka suffix) because it can directly follow many nouns.
It's used in various ways as shown above.
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