JLPT N1 · Noun

上空 (joukuu)

上空 (じょうくう, joukuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “sky; the skies”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょうくう
Romaji: joukuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air · noun

Example sentences

寒波が日本の上空を通過したのです。

A cold wave passed over Japan.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 上空

上

above, upジョウ・ショウ・うえ・-うえ · 3 strokes

空

empty, sky, voidクウ・そら・あ.く · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 上空.

上うえabove上着うわぎcoat上手じょうずskillful上げるあげるto raise屋上おくじょうrooftop以上いじょうnot less than ...上がるあがるto rise申し上げるもうしあげるto say差し上げるさしあげるto lift up召し上がるめしあがるto eat上じょうfrom the standpoint of上かみupper reaches (of a river)上京じょうきょうgoing (up) to the capital上達じょうたつimprovement (e.g. in skill, ability)

Source: JMdict entry 1353020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.