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上空
joukuu
sky, high-altitude sky, upper air
Example sentence
暖かい軽い空気は山越えすると上空に上昇し、地上には下りてこないことなど、風は地形によって変わります。
When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 空 | N5 | そら | そらsky (physical sky) | |
| 上着 | N5 | うわぎ | うわぎcoat, jacket | |
| 上手 | N5 | じょうず | じょうずbe good at, skillful | |
| 上 | N5 | うえ | うえabove (up, top, etc.), over, on top of | |
| 上げる | N5 | あげる | あげるto raise, to lift | |
| 空く | N4 | すく | すくto be empty / less crowded (places; e.g. 電車[でんしゃ]が空く[すく] = the train is not crowded) | |
| 上がる | N4 | あがる | あがるto rise, to go up | |
| 空港 | N4 | くうこう | くうこうairport |
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