斜め上

ななめうえ

Meanings

1. Noun diagonally upward
2. (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.) (oft. as 予想の斜め上)

Kanji

• 斜 diagonal. Read as ななめ.
• 上 up. Read as うえ.

Example sentences

• 彼の発想はいつも斜め上だ。
  His ideas always come out of left field.

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