上の空

上の空

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	空
うわ Grade: 1	そら Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• うわの空 (そら)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠ no̞ so̞ɾa̠]

Noun

上の空 (hiragana うわのそら, rōmaji uwa no sora)

1. distracted; with one's attention elsewhere

   いつも上 (うわ)の空 (そら)で人 (ひと)の話 (はなし)を聞 (き)かない

   itsu mo uwa no sora de hito no hanashi o kikanai

   always distracted and not listening to what people say

2. something unheeded; something that does not have one's attention directed to
3. the sky above