上の空

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
うわの空

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うわのそら [ùwá nó sóꜜrà] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟β̞a̠ no̞ so̞ɾa̠]

Noun

上(うわ)の空(そら) • (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

References

1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN