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)

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