上の空

うわのそら

Also written うわの空

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun inattention; absent-mindedness

Kanji

• 上 up. Read as うわ.
• 空 sky. Read as そら.

Example sentences

• 君はいつもうわの空だ。
  You are always hearing but not listening.
• 彼は授業中上の空だった。
  He had his head in the clouds in class.
• 彼は上の空だ。
  He's not all there.
• トムは授業中上の空だった。
  Tom was inattentive in class.
• 上の空で、話を聞いてたでしょう。
  You were just listening to the talk, without thinking.

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